NORTH POLE ARCTIC. to 45˚ N Latitude. Alaska as Russian Territory. SDUK 1846 map

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WORLD ON GNOMONIC PROJECTION, V., From North Pole to 45˚ N Lat. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Engraved by J & C Walker. Provenance: "Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. A new edition, corrected to the present time", published by Charles Knight & Co, 22 Ludgate Street, London [SDUK Atlas]. Type: Antique steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring. Cotidal lines are marked on the map. The US-Canadian border is printed as running along the Columbia River to the Pacific, although the hand colouring shows this part of the border as unresolved - the Oregon Treaty which fixed this border was concluded the same year as the map was published

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Size: 3583px × 3725px
Location: World
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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