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C1932
The Antarctic Regions
Mapmaker:
Large detailed map of Antarctica with recent discoveries up to and including the first Antarctic expedition (1928–1930) led by Richard E. Byrd. Numerous explorers tracks are also marked. The three insets are: 1. Byrd’s South Pole Flight 2. King Edward VII … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Antarctic Regions
Date:
C1932
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Repaired tear at top, wear at folds as usual. Laid onto archival linen.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
637mm
x 720mm
Paper Size:
670mm
x 495mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1932
Description:
Large detailed map of Antarctica with recent discoveries up to and including the first Antarctic expedition (1928–1930) led by Richard E. Byrd. Numerous explorers tracks are also marked. The three insets are:
1. Byrd’s South Pole Flight
2. King Edward VII Land and Part of Marie Byrd Land
3. Antarctic Archipelago
Collections:
National Library of Australia: Bib ID 812372
Albert Hoit Bumstead (1875 - 1940)
Bumstead was an American cartographer and inventor, born in Boston in 1875, and attended Worcester Academy. He went to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and studied civil engineering. After WPI, he was a surveyor for the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1912, he was the topographer of the Yale University expedition to Peru, and by 1916 he was a cartographer at the National Geographic Society. Bumstead invented three sun compasses used by Admiral Richard Byrd and by the Navy aviators in the Arctic expedition led by Donald MacMillan. In addition, he developed a method for making marble bas-reliefs from photographs using a dual vision device, a prime with two reflecting surfaces.
