Polar & expedition maps

Topographic map of Simpson Peak, Enderby Land

Historical record

A separately catalogued mid-twentieth-century topographic map; scale 1 : 250 000. It records historical cartographic knowledge, not evidence of hidden continents.

What this record establishes

Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.

Record details

Original title
Sheet SQ 38-39/15 Simpson Peak, Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory [SQ 39-40/13]
Artifact date
August 1962
Publisher
Department of National Development, Division of National Mapping (Australia)
Holding institution
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Accession
AADC map 104
Projection
Universal Transverse Mercator
Scale
1 : 250 000

Scope of evidence

Evidence of an original historical map or manuscript, not evidence of hidden lands or a non-spherical Earth.

Catalog context

Simpson Peak SQ 38-39/15 have been numbered according to a map numbering system adopted by Department of National Mapping in 1962 for the 1:250,000 series which is different from that adopted for the 1:1 million map series in 1974. The map should now be quoted as SQ 39-40/13.

Sheet SQ 38-39/15 Simpson Peak, Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory [SQ 39-40/13]

Commonwealth of Australia, Division of National Mapping; Australian Antarctic Data Centre, map 104. CC BY 4.0. Historical map reproduction, not evidence for modern hidden-land claims. Not for navigation; missing hazards does not imply safe terrain. Thumbnail resized without reconstruction. Source & reuse ↗

Image source record

Image rights and evidence limits

CC BY 4.0 — AADC current conditions explicitly cover maps unless otherwise marked; Commonwealth mapping agency publisher; no contrary notice in item record.

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