Polar & expedition maps
Mawson’s proposed Antarctic terrain — based on information then available
Historical recordA separately catalogued expedition or regional map; scale 1 : 40 000 000. 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
- South Polar Regions with the Antarctic Continent drawn to illustrate the probable topography as deduced from present available data by D. Mawson, D.Sc. B.E.
- Artifact date
- 1911
- Holding institution
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre
- Accession
- AADC map 3692
- Scale
- 1 : 40 000 000
Scope of evidence
Evidence of an original historical map or manuscript, not evidence of hidden lands or a non-spherical Earth.
Original material
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Sources and what they support
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- institutional or documentary recordhttps://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=3692
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