- MS 628/2/1;MSM Map, 1898-1902 [Field work area] 1 sheet, photocopy
- MS 628/2/2;MSM Maps (3) 1898-1902 [Winter quarters of Fram] 1 sheet, photocopy
Isachsen, Norwegian Exploring Expedition, 1898-1902
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 Gunnerius Isachsen / Norwegian Exploring Expedition
- Dates of Creation
- 1898-1902
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 4 maps
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Norwegian Exploring Expedition, 1898-1902 (leader Otto Sverdrup) explored the north coast of Greenland by way of Smith Sound. In May 1899, Isachsen and Ove Braskerud set out on a journey with the object of crossing Ellesmere Island, reaching a point in the interior at about 78° 30 minutes North, 83° West, before returning to Fram in July.
Arrangement
Chronological
Alternative Form Available
These maps are copies
Location of Originals
Original maps held by Great Britain Admiralty Hydrographic department (1982)