Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1814. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 15" x 10 1/2" This 1814 map of the North Pole is centered on the Arctic Circle, labeled as "Frozen Ocean", and oriented along the meridian of Philadelphia, where this map was published. The northern coast of Eurasia is carefully delineated, while the northern edge of North America is less clear. Notations in the northwest indicate the sea extending to the 70th degree of latitude, as observed by Mr..... More

Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1814. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. 23" x 21" Impressive map of the Northern Hemisphere centered on the North Pole. Like all of Thomson's maps, this map notes numerous towns, cities, rivers and other topographical features in beautiful detail. Dark shading around land masses accentuates the dominance of land forms in the northern hemisphere. Northern coastlines in Eurasia are carefully delineated, while the northern coast of North America and Greenland remain unclear. The map is in..... More