Map [Map of the Crown Prince Islands, Disco [sic] Bay, Greenland] Map of the Crown Prince Islands, Disko Bay, Greenland
About this Item
Title
- [Map of the Crown Prince Islands, Disco [sic] Bay, Greenland]
Other Title
- Map of the Crown Prince Islands, Disko Bay, Greenland
Names
- Sandgreen, Silas
Created / Published
- 1926.
Headings
- - Crown Prince Islands (Greenland)--Maps
- - Disko Bay (Greenland)--Maps
- - Greenland--Crown Prince Islands
- - Greenland--Disko Bay
Genre
- Relief models
- Manuscript maps
Notes
- - The present model was made by Mr. Sandgreen to represent the kinds of models made in the past by Inuit ancestors.
- - The wooden pieces were carved to represent the actual landform of the islands and the carvings were attached to the sealskin base within pencil location outlines.
- - Oriented with north toward the upper right (appxrox. 40° west of north).
- - Manuscript: The islands are painted in black, brown, and light blue to represent their actual colors.
- - One of the carved wooden islands is missing adjacent to the left sheet edge near the N.W. corner.
- - Includes north-south direction arrow drawn in lead-pencil at upper right and pencilled no. at sheet edge near the direction arrow.
Medium
- 1 model : wood, col., mounted on sealskin base, nailed to plywood baseboard ; 89 x 61 x 4 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- G3382.C5C18 1926 .S3
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2009584739
Online Format
- image