Map of the Region Between New Zealand and the Antarctic
SPEC.PA.56.5020
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
Polar Flat Items 1
0.1 Cubic feet
1930
The American Geographical Society (AGS) was founded in New York City in 1851 by prominent New York citizens interested in polar exploration. The society created maps and related publications, and in the 1930s, provided data and professional support to polar explorers. Some of their maps featured sounding recordings (sea depth measurements) gathered from logs donated by Polar explorers. The
Map of the Region Between New Zealand and the Antarctic is a color map showing the routes of the "City of New York," the flagship of polar explorer Richard E. Byrd, and the soundings made on its voyage between New Zealand and the Little America base camp in Antarctica. The map is copyrighted 1930, by the American Geographical Society of New York.
(1) oversize folder
English
American Geographical Society of New York.
Acquisitions Information
Accession No. PA.2018.0007: The Morristown & Morris Township Library, 2018 May
Preferred Citation
[identification of item],
Map of the Region Between New Zealand and the Antarctic, SPEC.PA.56.5020, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University
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Processed by: Karen Glenn, 2018 August; Finding aid written by: Karen Glenn, 2018 August
Historical Note
The American Geographical Society (AGS) was founded in New York City in 1851 by prominent New York citizens interested in polar exploration. Its original purpose was to search for the husband of Lady Jane Franklin and his crew, who had been lost in the Polar Franklin Expedition. The AGS created maps and related publications, and in the 1930s, provided data and professional support to polar explorers. Some of their maps featured sounding recordings (sea depth measurements) gathered from logs donated by Polar explorers.
The
City of New York was the flagship of Richard E. Byrd's first Antarctic expedition, which took place from 1928-1930. During this expedition, a base camp called "Little America" was constructed on the Ross Ice Shelf.
Scope and Contents
The
Map of the Region Between New Zealand and the Antarctic is a color map, measuring 12.75 x 20 inches, captioned, "Showing the routes of the "City of New York" and, so far as available, the soundings made on these voyages." The map indicates that the soundings were made with a sonic depth finder as communicated to the American Geographical Society by Rear Admiral Byrd, and that the map as a whole was made to demonstrate the lack of available soundings between New Zealand and Little America. The map is copyrighted 1930, by the American Geographical Society of New York.
American Geographical Society of New York.
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1st: 1928-1930).
City of New York (Ship).
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--American--20th century
Maps (documents)
Sounding and soundings--Antarctica--20th century