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| CARTOGRAPHER | DATE | SIZE(in.) | DESCRIPTION | REF |
| Zatta (Antonio) | 1779 | 14 X 17 | Pair: The Poles: Northern and Southern projections: Original colour: | POLAR 181 |
| Perthes (Justus) | 1868 | 10 X 18 | Double Hemisphere showing both Poles: Original colour: Map showing the latest voyages and discoveries in the region | POLAR 220 |
POLAR Antarctic | ||||
| CARTOGRAPHER | DATE | SIZE(in.) | DESCRIPTION | REF |
| Quad (Matthias) | 1611 | 9 X 12 | Terra Australis: B&W: Early map showing the "Southern Continent" and Magellan Straits: | POLAR 137 |
| Jansson (Jan) | c1660 | 17 X 19 | South Pole: Original colour: Beautiful early map of the pole set within illustrated borders: | POLAR 62 |
| Muller | 1692 | 6 X 3 | South Pole with German text below: Coloured: | POLAR 118 |
| Sanson (N. & G.) | c1710 | 10 X 8 | South Pole: Original colour: Shows a mythical landmass purporting to be the Pole: | POLAR 163 |
| Weigel (C. & J.) | c1720 | 12 X 14 | South Pole showing Terra Ingognita: Original colour: | POLAR 123 |
| Covens & Mortier | 1733 | 18 X 18 | Southern Hemisphere: Original colour: Detailed map based on de L'Isle: | POLAR 164 |
| Sauzet (Henri du) | 1734 | 7 X 10 | South Pole: Coloured: Geographically based on Jansson's Heirs map but corrected: | POLAR 57 |
| Ottens (J. & R.) | 1739 | 20 X 24 | Southern hemisphere: Polar projection: Original colour: | POLAR 107 |
| Bonne (Rigobert) | c1780 | 9 X 14 | Southern Hemisphere: Coloured: Map centering on the South Pole with Australia, Southern Africa and South America: | POLAR 217 |
| Benard (Jacques) | c1790 | 22 X 22 | South Pole showing the routes of Captain Cook and other explorers: Coloured: | POLAR 199 |
| Cook (James) | 1794 | 10 X 11 | Van Kerguelens Island: Coloured: Chart of part of the island: Inset Prince Edwards Island: | POLAR 198 |
| Faden (William) | 1802 | 23 X 23 | Southern hemisphere from South Pole: Original colour: | POLAR 3 |
| Wilkes (Charles) | 1807 | 9 X 8 | South Pole and it's surrounding countries: B&W: | POLAR 219 |
| Pinkerton (John) | 1812 | 21 X 23 | South Pole: Original colour: | POLAR 211 |
| Thomson (John) | c1815 | 21 X 20 | Southern Hemisphere: Original colour: | POLAR 165 |
| Faden (William) | 1819 | 4 X 5 | South Pole: Original colour: Striking miniature map of the Southern Hemisphere: | POLAR 205 |
| R.G.S. | 1833 | 11 X 11 | Southern hemisphere polar regions showing recent discoveries including tracks of Cook & Biscoe: | POLAR 154 |
| Meyer (Joseph) | 1853 | 12 X 15 | South Pole: Original colour: | POLAR 209 |
| R.G.S. | 1869 | 10 X 10 | Shows major voyages and discoveries in South Polar Region at this time: Original printed colour: | POLAR 182 |
| S.G.S. | 1886 | 17 X 16 | South Polar chart: Showing heights of land and depths of sea: Original colour: | POLAR 208 |
| S.G.S. | 1894 | 9 X 5 | South Polar Regions including inset of South Shetland Islands: Original printed colour: | POLAR 129 |
| Reclus (Jean) | 1894 | 4 X 3 | Graham Land, Palmer Archipelago & Dancoland: Coloured: Region explored by the French Antarctic Expedition: | POLAR 78 |
| R.G.S. | 1894 | 19 X 28 | Antarctic research maps: 10 maps on 1 sheet illustrating Dr John Murray's address: Original printed colour: | POLAR 224 |
| S.G.S. | 1894 | 8 X 10 | South Pole: Original colour: Track of the ship "Jason" around Graham Land: Probable outline of Antarctica 1893-4: | POLAR 42 |
| R.G.S. | 1898 | 21 X 23 | Seven maps on one sheet: Shows present state of research in Antarctic Regions: Original colour: | POLAR 185 |
| S.G.S. | 1900 | 9 X 9 | South Pole: Original colour: Map of the known Pole at the time showing route of Scottish National Antarctic Expdt: | POLAR 41 |
| R.G.S. | 1900 | 15 X 17 | Coastline of South Victoria Land from a survey by C. E. Borchgrevink: Insets include Camp Ridley: Original colour: | POLAR 183 |
| S.G.S. | 1903 | 9 X 13 | National Antarctic Expedition: Showing the track of "Discovery" and the sledge journeys: | POLAR 136 |
| R.G.S. | 1903 | 14 X 15 | National Antarctic Expedition: Original colour: Explorers tracks: | POLAR 15 |
| R.G.S. | 1904 | 9 X 16 | German South Polar Expedition: Original Colour: | POLAR 38 |
| S.G.S. | 1904 | 14 X 12 | Map showing the track of the "Scotia": Falklands to South Orkneys & Antarctic: | POLAR 94 |
| R.G.S. | 1904 | 7 X 14 | Track of Swedish Antarctic Expedition: Original colour: | POLAR 44 |
| R.G.S. | 1904 | 14 X 26 | South Pole: Original Colour: George Mulock's Expedition 1902: | POLAR 22 |
| R.G.S. | 1904 | 11 X 9 | Track of S.Y.Morning: Original Colour: 2nd Antarctic Relief Expedition 1903-4: | POLAR 31 |
| S.G.S. | 1905 | 18 X 22 | Scottish Nat. Ant. Exp.: Original colour: Deep sea deposits of South Atlantic Ocean and Weddell Sea: | POLAR 7 |
| R.G.S. | 1905 | 12 X 10 | French Antarctic Expedition: Grahams Land: | POLAR 37 |
| S.G.S. | 1905 | 19 X 22 | Scottish National Antarctic Expedition: Bathymetrical Survey of the South Atlantic Ocean and Wedell Sea: | POLAR 80 |
| S.G.S. | 1905 | 13 X 16 | Scottish National Antarctic Expedition: Original colour: Track of the "Scotia" 1903-4: | POLAR 18 |
| R.G.S. | 1909 | 19 X 13 | South Magnetic Polar Party Route: Original Colour: | POLAR 19 |
| R.G.S. | 1909 | 25 X 15 | Southern Journey Party: Shows route of 1907 British Antarctic Expedition: Original colour: | POLAR 207 |
| Johnston (A.K.) | c1910 | 17 X 13 | South Pole: Original printed colour: Chart showing ocean depths as well as explored and unexplored regions: | POLAR 203 |
| R.G.S. | 1911 | 13 X 13 | South Polar Regions showing probable topography of the Antarctic continent: Original printed colour: | POLAR 139 |
| R.G.S. | 1911 | 14 X 12 | French Antarctic Expedition: Original colour: | POLAR 17 |
| S.G.S. | c1912 | 5 X 5 | Proposed route of the National Scottish Antarctic Expedition: Coloured: | POLAR 173 |
| R.G.S. | 1913 | 12 X 12 | Australian Antarctic Expedition unde Douglas Mawson: Original printed colour: Deep sea soundings: | POLAR 202 |
| R.G.S. | 1914 | 12 X 18 | King George V Land: Original Colour: Shows site of the deaths of Ninnis & Mertz & Mawson's heroic solo trek : | POLAR 23 |
| R.G.S. | 1914 | 13 X 13 | Australian Antarctic Expedition: Original Colour: | POLAR 16 |
| R.G.S. | 1914 | 13 X 19 | Queen Mary Land:Australian Expedition:Original Colour: | POLAR 21 |
| Stanford (Edward) | c1920 | 3 X 4 | King George V. Land showing field work of the Mawson Expedition: Hand coloured: | POLAR 128 |
| R.G.S. | 1925 | 8 X 9 | South Shetland Islands showing discoveries of Edward Bransfield: Hand coloured in outline: | POLAR 141 |
| R.G.S. | c1930 | 5 X 8 | South Shetland Islands showing surveys of the R.R.S.Discovery II: Original printed colour: | POLAR 130 |
| R.G.S. | 1931 | 12 X 14 | Norwegian Expeditions in the Antarctic Region: Original printed colour: | POLAR 158 |
| R.G.S. | 1932 | 16 X 17 | Explorations of the British, Australia & New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition: | POLAR 12 |
| R.G.S. | 1934 | 8 X 18 | Stations of the Falkland Island Sector and Stations of the Circumpolar Cruises: Original printed colour: | POLAR 159 |
| R.G.S. | 1934 | 14 X 20 | South-East Kerguelen: detailed chart: Original printed colour: | POLAR 150 |
| R.G.S. | 1937 | 9 X 17 | Map illustrating the first crossing of Antarctica by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935: Original printed colour: | POLAR 134 |
| R.G.S. | 1939 | 16 X 18 | The Course of Antarctic Exploration between Longitudes 20W and 110E: | POLAR 160 |
| R.G.S. | 1940 | 21 X 17 | British Graham Land Expedition: Original colour: Sledge Journeys and Flights from the Southern Base: | POLAR 167 |
POLAR Arctic | ||||
| CARTOGRAPHER | DATE | SIZE(in.) | DESCRIPTION | REF |
| De Bry (Theodore) | 1599 | 11 X 14 | Engraved map. A striking map based on Barentz's search for the North East Passage and published by de Bry. | POLAR 28 |
| Quad (Matthias) | 1609 | 9 X 11 | Decorative scrolls:Circular insets:B&W: | POLAR 27 |
| Bertius (Petrus) | 1616 | 4 X 5 | North Pole: Coloured: Early miniature map: Set within a series of attractive vignettes: | POLAR 171 |
| Mercator Hondius | 1628 | 6 X 8 | North Polar projection: Coloured: Framed: | POLAR 114 |
| Mercator Hondius | 1632 | 8 X 10 | Arctic: Early map with decorative borders and inset maps: Coloured: | POLAR 223 |
| Blaeu (Jan) | c1650 | 16 X 20 | North Pole: Original colour: Early map attempting the show the position of the Pole: | POLAR 196 |
| Mercator Hondius | c1651 | 6 X 8 | North Polar regions: Coloured: Decorative cartouche: | POLAR 101 |
| Jansson (Jan) | 1666 | 18 X 22 | North Pole: Coloured: Latest discoveries on the North Pole with a variety of rhumb lines: | POLAR 76 |
| Du Val (Pierre ) | c1680 | 4 X 5 | North polar projection: Coloured: Decorative cartouche: | POLAR 117 |
| Coronelli (Vincenzo) | c1692 | 18 X 24 | Artic Regions: B&W: | POLAR 96 |
| Scherer (Heinrich) | c1700 | 9 X 13 | North Pole: Coloured: Map of the world centering on the North Pole with numerous vignettes & illustrations: | POLAR 69 |
| Scherer (Heinrich) | c1700 | 9 X 8 | North Pole: Coloured: A map of the world as seen from the North Pole with two scientific digrams: | POLAR 68 |
| Weigel (C. & J.) | c1720 | 13 X 14 | North Polar Projection: Original colour: | POLAR 121 |
| Covens & Mortier | 1733 | 18 X 18 | Northern Hemisphere: Original colour: Important detailed map based on the work of de L'Isle: | POLAR 71 |
| Gibson (John) | c1740 | 8 X 9 | Polar map showing the "Icy Great North Sea" and surrounding continents: Outline hand colour: | POLAR 131 |
| Bowen (Emanuel) | 1748 | 15 X 18 | Polar projection showing polar discoveries and Northern Hemisphere: Hand coloured: | POLAR 147 |
| Bonne (Rigobert) | c1790 | 9 X 14 | Northern Hemisphere: Coloured: Centering on the North Pole: Including climatic charts: | POLAR 70 |
| Faden (William) | 1802 | 23 X 23 | Northern hemisphere viewed from polar projection: Original colour: | POLAR 6 |
| Pinkerton (John) | 1813 | 21 X 23 | North Pole: Original colour: | POLAR 212 |
| Carey | 1816 | 11 X 10 | North Pole showing the "Frozen Ocean": Original outline hand colouring: | POLAR 127 |
| Faden (William) | 1819 | 4 X 5 | The North Pole: Original colour: Striking miniature map of the Northern Hemisphere: | POLAR 206 |
| Parry (William) | 1824 | 22 X 32 | Detailed chart showing part of Fax Channel, surveyed by Parry in search of N.W. Passage: B&W: | POLAR 104 |
| Parry (William) | 1824 | 22 X 29 | Detailed chart of part of the Northwest Passage surveyed by Parry: Straits of Fury & Hecla: B&W: | POLAR 103 |
| Wyld (James) | c1828 | 12 X 17 | Discoveries of Ross, Parry & Franklin: Original colour: Inset vignettes: | POLAR 108 |
| Archer (Joshua) | 1833 | 9 X 7 | B&W: Wood engraving: | POLAR 145 |
| R.G.S. | 1837 | 6 X 9 | Hudson's Strait: Coloured: Showing of track of HMS Terror: | POLAR 49 |
| Simpson | c1840 | 3 X 5 | Coronation Gulf to Boat River: Discoveries of Messrs Dease and Simpson: Original colour: | POLAR 157 |
| R.G.S. | 1842 | 8 X 9 | Frobisher Strait from the journals of his voyage: Hand coloured in outline: | POLAR 135 |
| Meyer (Joseph) | 1850 | 12 X 15 | North Pole: Detailed map: Original colour: | POLAR 210 |
| R.G.S. | 1851 | 9 X 14 | Arctic America: Shows the Coasts explored by Capt. Sir F.L. McClintock: Coloured: | POLAR 189 |
| R.G.S. | 1852 | 8 X 14 | Arctic Coast: Original colour: Exploration of Dr Rae: | POLAR 45 |
| Admiralty Charts | 1853 | 19 X 39 | Northwest Passage: B&W: Folding map showing the route of H.M.S Phoenix under Comm. Inglefield: (SL) | POLAR 216 |
| R.G.S. | 1855 | 7 X 12 | Arctic America: Discovery of Northwest Passage by McClure: | POLAR 48 |
| R.G.S. | 1855 | 5 X 8 | Arctic Exploration from which resulted the first information of Sir John Franklin's missing Party: | POLAR 148 |
| R.G.S. | 1855 | 7 X 11 | Shores of Arctic America illustrating the search for John Franklin by Capt. Collinson: | POLAR 153 |
| R.G.S. | 1856 | 8 X 7 | American Arctic Expedition: Coloured: Search for Sir John Franklin: | POLAR 47 |
| R.G.S. | 1856 | 12 X 13 | Route of Franklin's Expedition:Coloured: | POLAR 24 |
| Black (A. & C.) | 1856 | 17 X 22 | Arctic Regions and British America: Original colour: Insets show Chart of the Territories and Brechey Island: | POLAR 177 |
| R.G.S. | 1856 | 8 X 7 | Discoveries of the American Arctic Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin: Outline hand colour: | POLAR 152 |
| R.G.S. | 1858 | 5 X 8 | Arctic Coast of America from Return Reef to Point Barrow: Outline hand colouring: | POLAR 155 |
| Fullarton (Archibald) | c1860 | 4 X 9 | Wellington Channel: Original colour: | POLAR 54 |
| Fullarton (Archibald) | c1860 | 18 X 12 | The Arctic nd the Wellington Channel: Original colour: Two maps on one sheet with a variety of vignettes: | POLAR 204 |
| Weller (Edward) | 1863 | 12 X 17 | The Arctic Regions of North America: Original colour: | POLAR 63 |
| Perthes (Justus) | 1869 | 10 X 8 | North Pole: Original colour: Shows the presumed shape of Greenland under the ice cap: | POLAR 218 |
| Perthes (Justus) | 1871 | 19 X 13 | North Pole: Original colour: Route of the German Polar Expedition of 1868 from a journal by Koldewey: | POLAR 221 |
| Perthes (Justus) | 1871 | 19 X 13 | North Pole: Original colour:The German Polar Expedition of 1868 by Koldewey with Lamont's 1871 route: | POLAR 222 |
| Stanford (Edward) | 1875 | 27 X 27 | North Pole: Original colour: Folding map showing the latest discoveries and voyages: (SL) | POLAR 215 |
| R.G.S. | 1880 | 8 X 5 | King William Land: Original colour: Line of Retreat of the Franklin Expedition: | POLAR 132 |
| R.G.S. | 1880 | 9 X 14 | Barents & Kara Seas: Original colour: Shows The Arctic Campaign of 1879: | POLAR 90 |
| R.G.S. | 1883 | 9 X 10 | Spitzbergen, Fran Josef Land and Nova Zemla showing the track of the "Eira": | POLAR 133 |
| R.G.S. | 1884 | 13 X 19 | The Greely Expedition: Map showing the explorations by Lieut. Lockwood: | POLAR 66 |
| Blackie & Son | c1885 | 10 X 14 | North Circumpolar Regions: Original colour: | POLAR 2 |
| S.G.S. | 1885 | 9 X 18 | Smith Sound, Greenland & North Polar Chart: Original printed colour: Discoveries of Lieut. Greely: | POLAR 120 |
| Bartholomew (G.& J.) | 1886 | 4 X 6 | North Polar Regions: Miniature map: Original printed colour: | POLAR 214 |
| Arbuckle Bros | 1889 | 3 X 5 | Greenland: Vignettes: Orignal colour: | POLAR 200 |
| S.G.S. | 1889 | 8 X 10 | Greenland with original colour: Shows the route of the expedition of Dr. Nansen in 1888: | POLAR 126 |
| S.G.S. | 1890 | 13 X 9 | Greenland & surrounding seas: Original printed colour: | POLAR 93 |
| R.G.S. | c1890 | 11 X 11 | The Arctic Regions: Lists various Winter Quarters: Original printed colour: | POLAR 186 |
| S.G.S. | 1892 | 9 X 6 | North Pole: Original colour: Shows the projected route of Dr. Nansen through Arctic regions: | POLAR 52 |
| R.G.S. | 1893 | 11 X 11 | North Polar map: Illustrates the paper by Dr. Nansen: Original printed colour: | POLAR 187 |
| R.G.S. | 1893 | 13 X 15 | Map showing the route of the North Greenland Expedition of 1891-92: Printed colour: | POLAR 166 |
| Reclus (Jean) | 1894 | 4 X 4 | North-West Passage: Coloured: | POLAR 55 |
| S.G.S. | 1895 | 9 X 17 | Franklin's Arctic Expedition: Original printed colour: Shows Franklin's discoveries and routes: | POLAR 119 |
| S.G.S. | 1897 | 16 X 19 | Chart of the North Polar Regions: | POLAR 151 |
| R.G.S. | 1897 | 16 X 21 | Map of Kaiser Franz Josef Land: From survey by Julius Payer: Two maps on one sheet: Original printed colour: | POLAR 190 |
| R.G.S. | 1897 | 9 X 16 | Route of the 'Fram' & Nansen's & Johansen's sledge journey: Original colour: | POLAR 105 |
| Stanford (Edward) | 1898 | 20 X 25 | Countries around the North Pole: Marked with various expeditions: Original printed colour: | POLAR 184 |
| R.G.S. | 1898 | 14 X 14 | Spitsbergen, Nova Zemla and Frans Josef Land: Shows explorers tracks: Original printed colour: | POLAR 144 |
| R.G.S. | 1898 | 15 X 20 | Franz Josef Land:Original colour: | POLAR 13 |
| R.G.S. | 1899 | 9 X 10 | Buchanan Bay, Bache Peninsula, Princess Marie Bay Region of Grinnell Land: Original colour: Based on Peary: | POLAR 176 |
| R.G.S. | 1903 | 12 X 10 | The North Polar Explorations of Commander Peary: Original colour: | POLAR 169 |
| S.G.S. | 1903 | 9 X 18 | North Pole: B&W: Two maps on one sheet: Shows discoveries of Peary's expedition 1900-2: | POLAR 34 |
| S.G.S. | 1903 | 9 X 13 | North Pole: Original colour: Two maps on one sheet: Shows route and results of "Fram" expedition 1899-1902: | POLAR 59 |
| R.G.S. | 1903 | 12 X 10 | Greenland and Ellesmere Island: Original printed colour: Showing the explorations of Commander Peary: | POLAR 36 |
| S.G.S. | c1905 | 12 X 12 | North East Greenland: Sketch map showing the surveys of the Danish Expedition: Original printed colour: | POLAR 122 |
| R.G.S. | 1907 | 14 X 10 | North Polar Seas: Original printed colour: Bathymetrical chart based on the work of Fridtjof Nansen: | POLAR 191 |
| R.G.S. | 1907 | 12 X 14 | Voyage of Roald Amundsen: Original colour: | POLAR 25 |
| R.G.S. | 1910 | 16 X 10 | North Polar region illustrating the expedition of Commander R.E.Peary 1908-1909: Original printed colour: | POLAR 143 |
| R.G.S. | 1913 | 12 X 7 | North East Greenland: Sketch map illustrating Einar Mikkelsen's expedition: Original outline colour: | POLAR 197 |