MAPS, Polar, SDUK
Polar. SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, [Lot of 2] No. 5 Circumjacent the North Pole [and] No. 6. Circumjacent the South Pole, 1859 (circa). Hand Color. These charts were produced to illustrate the newest discoveries at the poles. The northern regions are fairly well mapped by this time with only a few remote coastlines missing or shown by dotted line. On the southern map the South Shetland, Enderly Land, Sabrina Land, La Terre Adele, Balleny and Victoria Land (discovered in 1841) are all delineated within the Antarctic Circle. Engraved by J & C Walker and published by Edward Stanford.
Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.9 in
Condition Report: Contemporary color with a few faint spots in the image and a hint of toning in the margins. Grade: A
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Polar. SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, [Lot of 2] No. 5 Circumjacent the North Pole [and] No. 6. Circumjacent the South Pole, 1859 (circa). Hand Color. These charts were produced to illustrate the newest discoveries at the poles. The northern regions are fairly well mapped by this time with only a few remote coastlines missing or shown by dotted line. On the southern map the South Shetland, Enderly Land, Sabrina Land, La Terre Adele, Balleny and Victoria Land (discovered in 1841) are all delineated within the Antarctic Circle. Engraved by J & C Walker and published by Edward Stanford.
Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.9 in
Condition Report: Contemporary color with a few faint spots in the image and a hint of toning in the margins. Grade: A
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