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Map of Polar Regions - Original Etching - Late 19th Century

Late 19th Century

Poli Arctici is an ancient map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664). The Map is a Hand-colored etching, with coeval watercoloring. Good conditions with slight foxing...

This Map of Russia is an etching realized by an anonymous artist. The state of preservation of the artwork is good with some small diffused stains. Sheet dimension:27.5 x 44 At t...

This Map of Oceania is an etching realized in the 19th century. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. At the top of the paper, the inscription “Longitudine del Meridiano...

Map of Terre Neuve is an original etching realized by an anonymous engraver of the XIX century. Printed in series of "France Pittoresque" at the top center. The state of preservati...

Title: Vintage North Polar Chart Featuring Arctic Exploration Routes, 1903 This vintage map titled "North Polar Chart" offers a fascinating glimpse into early 20th-century Arctic ex...

Arctic Polar Map – North Pole and Russian Empire Regions 1857 This remarkable antique print shows the Arctic titled “Polar-Karte enthaltend die Länder und Meere am Nord-Pol” meaning...

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...

Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ondekking int licht gebracht'. Map of the Northern Hemisphere and North Pole, which shows the NE Passage, but no...