M0000968: Chart of an area of Canada surveyed during the Coppermine Expedition, 1821

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Chart of discoveries of Northern Land, 1821-1822.

Photograph of a chart titled "Chart of Discoveries and Route of the Northern Land Expedition". The expedition was undertaken in 1821-1822 under the command of Captain John Franklin to survey and chart the area from Hudson Bay to the mouth of the Coppermine River, Canada. The item was part of a polar exhibition held in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's central hall in July 1930 but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

06 August 1930

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.