Arctic Greenland Map – Northern Hemisphere, North Pole, Leiden 1876

Antarctic Exploration Map by Noothoven van Goor with Early Discoveries, c.1876 This impressive 19th-century circular map of the Antarctic region was published in Leiden by D. Nootho...

Antique map titled 'Perspective Projection of the World on the horizon of London'. Original map of the northern hemisphere. This map originates fro...

Greenland & the North Pole – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map by Tirion, c.1754 ntique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ondekking int licht gebracht'. Ma...

This map, extracted from the 1882 atlas by Blackie Son, presents the North Circumpolar Regions in a projection centered on the North Pole, offering a unique view of the Arctic territories. The map's radial lines emanate from the pole, focusing on the northernmost parts of continents and the intricate archipelagos that are scattered across the Arctic Ocean. The territories of Canada, Greenland, Northern Europe, Russia, and the northern extremities of Asia are portrayed with careful detail, highlighting the geography known to Victorian explorers. Notably, the map's color palette is subdued, with the cold regions depicted in pale hues, while coastlines and political boundaries are traced in warmer tones, providing a stark contrast that emphasizes the frigid environment. The map likely served purposes both educational and navigational, capturing the extent of polar exploration at the time. Names of seas, straits, and islands honor explorers and patrons of the age of Arctic exploration, and the map also hints at the incomplete knowledge of the era, with some areas less detailed than others, reflecting the limits of exploration and cartographic knowledge of the Arctic region at that time. Moreover, the map includes longitudinal and latitudinal markers, which would have been crucial for navigation and expedition planning. The inclusion of such detail illustrates the growing interest in polar exploration during the late 19th century...

Nice map of the Eastern Hemisphere Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping

Hemisphere Of The New Continent is an artwork realized around 1760 by Johann Georg Heck Original colored print. Good conditions except for yellowing of paper and tears along the m...

Great map of the South pole. Unframed. Original color. By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute. Published, circa 1920.   

Hemisphere Of The New Continent - West is an artwork realized in 1834 by Johann Georg Heck Original colored print. Good conditions except for yellowing of the paper and very littl...