Name/Title
Chart Exhibiting the Discoveries of the Second Grinnell Expedition - In Search of Sir John FranklinEntry/Object ID
L.2004.87Description
Lithographed Arctic expedition map showing Grinnell Expedition: titled "CHART / [torn] xhibiting the Discoveries of the second / [torn] AN GRINNELL EXPEDITION [torn] EARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. / [torn] from the original material and projected on the spot. / E.E. KANE / [torn] Deposited November 15th 1855 / E.K.K.;" showing Grinnell Land to the left, Smith Strait to the bottom; Kennedy Channel in the upper middle; open sea above; Washington to the upper right, and Peabody Bay and Great Glacier of Humboldt to the right; scale or miles in geographical miles and stat. miles; simple border all around; longitude / latitude degrees and lines marked; coastal areas marked with topographical lines; lines of ice and drift ice marked; shows capes, bays, islands named for persons such as Washington Irving (underlined in red pencil), Franklin Pierce, John Marshall, Silas Wright, Thomas H. Benton, Andrew Jackson, Sophia Cracroft (sic), and Robert M. Patterson; also depicts esquimaux hunting grounds, winter quarters of advance, Cape Independence and Cape Constitution; reverse of map shows "Map 51" in red pencil, upside down, in lower right corner.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Julius BienAttribution
PrinterArtist
E. K. KaneAttribution
CartographerDate made
1855Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
36 inWidth
23-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 36 x 23 3/4 in. (91.4 x 60.3 cm)Material
Paper (wove), inkCondition
Notes
Remarks: Extremely fragile; edges torn all around; large section of upper left corner torn away; discoloration all over, but pronouced in upper section; tape repairs visible near damaged upper left corner.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sir John FranklinNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
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StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28DNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library