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map from "A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions; undertaken chiefly for the purpose of discovering a North-East, North-West, or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific; from the earliest periods of Scandinavian navigation to the departure of the recent expeditions under the orders of Captain Ross and Buchan"

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This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions; undertaken chiefly for the purpose of discovering a North-East, North-West, or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific; from the earliest periods of Scandinavian navigation to the departure of the recent expeditions under the orders of Captain Ross and Buchan". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.

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map chronological history chronological history voyages arctic arctic regions purpose north east north west polar passage polar passage atlantic pacific periods scandinavian navigation scandinavian navigation departure expeditions orders captain ross captain ross buchan high resolution ultra high resolution world maps geography travel and description historic map old world map
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1818
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label_outline Explore Captain Ross, Chronological History, Buchan

map from "[Journal of a Third Voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1824, 25, in His Majesty's ships Hecla and Fury, under the orders of ... W. E. P. ... Illustrated by plates and charts. (Appendix. Zoology ... By Lieut. J. C. Ross. Botanical Appendix by Professor Hooker. Notes on ... Geology ... By Professor Jameson.)]"

map from "The Southern Rebellion: being a history of the United States from the commencement of President Buchanan's administration through the war for the suppression of the Rebellion. Containing a record of political events, military movements, campaigns, expeditions, battles, skirmishes, etc. Prepared from official documents and other authentic sources ... Illustrated with elegant steel engravings, etc"

Grotto Spring, Grand Cañon, Colorado River.

Mammoth Cave National Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Surface Changes in Chryse Planitia

Photographer at Pinogana.19th century US expeditions surveys.

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Search and Rescue team

Wagon tracks down the dry bed of the Colorado River at Colorado, Texas. Rivers and streams of the Southwest are often dry during periods of drought

Monument, or the Enchanted Park, nine miles north-west of Colorado Springs - Dutch wedding

Radio "Czar" criticizes Federal Communications Commission. Washington, D.C., June 6. Meeting here today [...] 200(?) radio representatives heard Mark Ethridge, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, criticize the practice of licensing [...] for six-month periods as "unfair" to broadcasters. Ethridge let go his blast as the radio officials gathered at the first session of the hearing which opened today before the Federal Trade Commission on proposed changes in rules and regulations for the broadcasting industry, 6/6/38

Kai-vav-its, a tribe of Pai Utes living on the Kai-bab Plateau near the Grand Cañon of the Colorado in Northern Arizona : Ku-ra-tu.

Looking up the river.19th century US expeditions surveys.

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map chronological history chronological history voyages arctic arctic regions purpose north east north west polar passage polar passage atlantic pacific periods scandinavian navigation scandinavian navigation departure expeditions orders captain ross captain ross buchan high resolution ultra high resolution world maps geography travel and description historic map old world map