Stanford's MAP OF THE COUNTRIES ROUND THE NORTH POLE

78.5 x 66.5 cms. The rare first issue of Stanford's April 19th 1875 map of the North Pole. Laid on cloth in 12 dissected sections. Coloured printing. Pasted to the lower left corner is a contemporary inset map of the Kennedy Channel entering ther 'frozen Polar Ocean', [text to the reverse of the inset map].The voyages and journeys of the Artic explorers throughout the centeries are neatly printed in red throughout the map with dates including up to Austrian Exped., Payer 1874. Neatly enclosed in cloth covers when folded with a hand-written original label 'North Pole'. A lovely copy of a very scarce item. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.