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S. Gurney Cresswell, A map illustrating Cresswell's arctic expedition (1854), 1854

From : A series of eight sketches in colour (together with a chart of the route), by Lieut. S. Gurney Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator…

Tags: Arctic, British, climate change, nineteenth century

Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy, Ice Chart, Grand Banks Region, September, October (1946)
, 1946

Atlas provides colored monthly maps detailing the extent and character of the ice for each principal region of the Northern Hemisphere known to have…

Tags: climate change, twentieth century

Sigurður Stefánsson (original), Thordur Thorlaksson (copy), Biørn Jonsen, Skálholt Map (Vinland), 1570; 1669 version

A 1570 original by an Icelander (Stefansson) then copied by by the Bishop of Skálholt. The earliest attempt to combine cartographic knowledge with…

Tags: Atlantic, climate change, literary map, Norse