Polar & expedition maps

Antarctic chart annotated by Captain J. K. Davis

Historical record

Annotated nautical chart preserved in the Davis collection, NAA P2819.

What this record establishes

Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.

Original title: Antarctic Regions: Captain J. K. Davis annotated chart
Artifact date: 1933
Creator: UK Hydrographic Department
Holding institution: National Archives of Australia; cataloged by Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Identifier: AADC map 1335
Record type: individual_artifact

Catalog review date reported: 2026-10-28. This is inherited catalog metadata, not a new verification of the linked source.

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institutional or documentary recordhttps://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=1335

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