A chart shewing the track of H.M.S. Challenger, Captains G.S.Nares and F.T.Thomson. 1872-3-4-5 & 6.

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A chart shewing the track of H.M.S. Challenger, Captains G.S.Nares and F.T.Thomson. 1872-3-4-5 & 6.

Single sheet, engraving, pasted onto a card mount. Scale: [circa 1:50,000,000]. Contains inset tables of distances sailed and steamed.
Shows 0 to 80 degrees west twice, so that voyage can be seen as a continuous line. The Challenger's position at noon each day is marked.

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Object Details

ID:	G201:1/18
Collection:	Charts and maps
Type:	Chart
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Stanford, Edward; Nares, George Strong
Places:	World
Date made:	1876
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Printed area 40 x 77cm, on sheet 43 x 80cm.