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AMERICA EXPEDITION MAPS (2). BACK, G. - KENDALL, E. N. - FRANKLIN, Route of the Expedition A. D. 1825, from Fort William to the Saskatchewan River (1828).
AND Route of the Expedition from isle à la Cross to fort Providence in 1819 & 20.

2 engraved maps, c. 365x435 mm. and 530x250 mm. Engraved by J. & C. Walker.

From John Franklin. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827. Printed in London by John Murray, 1828.

The Coast Line of Lake Superior is taken from Captn. Bayfields Survey. The unshaded parts from Grand Portage to the North end of the Lake of the Woods, from the map of the British Commissioners for settling the Boundary line, those of Lake Winnipeg from Arrowsmith´s Map.

Captain John Franklin´s two land expeditions to the Arctic traveled through the area which today is Manitoba, and added substantially to the scientific knowledge of both the northern and southern parts of the province. In 1825 Franklin´s party traveled via New York, the Great lakes, Lake of the Woods and the Winnipeg River to the Arctic.

Konditionsrapport

Folds, some minor spotting, yellowed.

Auktionsnummer:

737813

Datum:

2020-03-15