File:Map of the Arctic, 1780s - B&W.jpeg

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Summary

Description

A map of the Arctic ocean and the surrounding continents, titled "A correct draught of the North Pole and of all the countries hitherto discovered, intercepted between the Pole and the parallel of 50 degrees"

Date

1780s

Source

Memorial University Digital Archives Institute

Author

Emanuel Bowen (1714–1767)
Alternative names	Emanuel Bowen
Description	British cartographer
Date of birth/death	1714	1767
Work location	London
Authority control	WorldCat

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Arctic Ocean

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