South Polar Chart, Shewing [sic] the Discoveries and Track of H.M.S. 'Erebus' and 'Terror' During the Years 1840-43, unknown maker

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unknown maker, South Polar Chart, Shewing [sic] the Discoveries and Track of H.M.S. 'Erebus' and 'Terror' During the Years 1840-43
unknown maker, South Polar Chart, Shewing [sic] the Discoveries and Track of H.M.S. 'Erebus' and 'Terror' During the Years 1840-43
unknown maker
South Polar Chart, Shewing [sic] the Discoveries and Track of H.M.S. 'Erebus' and 'Terror' During the Years 1840-43
1847
unknown maker
South Polar Chart, Shewing [sic] the Discoveries and Track of H.M.S. 'Erebus' and 'Terror' During the Years 1840-43, 1847
Material/technique: engraving
Credit line: Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, Ellis Omnia C962
Accession number: EL2009.009
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Exhibition Label: "Climate Change at the Poles," Jan-2009, Kate Meyer, Jennifer Talbott, and Angela Watts British explorer James Clark Ross (1800-1862) traveled to both the Arctic and the Antarctic. His Antarctic expedition utilized the HMS Erebus and Terror, special thick-hulled vessels outfitted with mortars rather than cannons. This technology proved effective for bombarding a fixed position in wartime but also breaking through ice. Ross charted a great deal of the Antarctic coastline, which begins to emerge as we look at this map. In contrast to the approximations that characterize earlier maps of Terra Australis, Ross’s map only accounts for confirmed and accurate data.

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Climate Change at the Poles
Kate Meyer, curator
Jennifer Talbott, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2009