Chart showing the vicinity of King William Island

With the various positions in which relics of the Arctic expedition under Sir John Franklin have been found

M0708

Gould, R. T. (Rupert Thomas), 1890-1948 (Compiler)
Great Britain. Hydrographic Office. (Creator)

1927

Published at the Admiralty

London

Scale [ca. 1:1,240,000 at N 66°]. Hydrographic Office crest at head of map. At top of sheet: 141.63. Includes note listing sources of information. "Published at the Admiralty, 11th May, 1927." Color on map consists of red and blue texts. Shows locations of Franklin expedition relics based on reports of local Inuit and various British and American explorers.

Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment.

English (eng)

still image

image

1 map: color; 52 x 38 cm, on sheet 68 x 44 cm

Maps

Archaeological sites

John Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851)

1920-1929

King William Island (Nunavut)
Boothia Peninsula (Nunavut)
Adelaide Peninsula (Nunavut)

North America

Canada

Nunavut

Outside -- Not in Alaska

W 103°00ʹ--W 93°00ʹ / N 71°00ʹ--N 65°45ʹ

Rare Maps Collection, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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