M0000965: Chart showing the Northwest Passage
- Date:
- 06 August 1930
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/9/20
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Chart showing the North West Passage.
Description
Reproduction of a chart showing the Northwest Passage, the sea route to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic Ocean. A caption is attached at the bottom of the chart and reads: "Chart showing the North West Passage discovered by H.M.S. 'Investigator'. Also the coast explored in search of Sir J. [John] Franklin. 1848-1853. By Captain E. [Edward] A. Inglefield. H. M. S. Phoenix, 1853". The item was part of a polar exhibition held in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's central hall in July 1930. It was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.
Publication/Creation
06 August 1930
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request