Exploring the Arctic, 1904

Maps showing all the discoveries in the Arctic were produced in the 1850s. This 1904 map was published by the Government of Canada at a time when the government wanted to assert its sovereignty over the region. Captain Bernier led government expeditions into these areas between 1904 and 1911.

Catalogue entry:
Canada. Dept. of the Interior.
Explorations in northern Canada and adjacent portions of Greenland and Alaska / James White. — Scale [ca. 1:4 700 000]. — [Ottawa] : Dept. of the Interior, 1904. — 1 map : col. ; 65 x 89 cm, on sheet 74 x 104 cm. —

Ref. No.: NMC 017629