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Sketch of North America shewing the proposed route of Capt. Back

Description:

Fury Pt. where the Fury was lost [1825] and Capt. Ross's intended track [1829] are shown. Proposed water and portage route from New York to Great Slave Lake shown in red. Reported and conjectural coastlines, rivers, and islands shown by dotted lines. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 3 (1833), pp. 64-71; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.3 1833.

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9976455763506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/ns064854h

Language:

en and English

Creator:

Back, George, 1796-1878 and Back, George, Sir, 1796-1878

Publisher:

London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1833.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Arctic regions—Discovery and exploration, Search and rescue operations—Arctic regions, Explorers—Arctic regions, North America—Maps, Canada—Maps, United States—Maps, Thematic maps, and Maps

Theme:

Arctic regions—Discovery and exploration, Search and rescue operations—Arctic regions, Explorers—Arctic regions, North America—Maps, Canada—Maps, United States—Maps, Thematic maps, and Maps

Spatial Coverage:

North America and Arctic Ocean; Arctic regions

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF