1899 Map of Ellesmere Island Canada by Peary

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1899 Map of the Buchanan Bay, Bache Peninsula, Princess Marie Bay Region of Grinnell Land by Lieut. R.E. Peary. C.E, U.S.N.
Under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club 1898-99

Authentic dated map published 1899 by the Royal Geographical Society, the Geographical Journal (vol. 14, p. 592), London

Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) was an U.S. Arctic explorer usually credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole (1909). Peary entered the U.S. Navy in 1881 and pursued a naval career until his retirement, with leaves of absence granted for Arctic exploration. During his expedition of 1893-94 he sledged to northeastern Greenland - in his first attempt to reach the North Pole. On summer trips in 1895 and 1896 he was mainly occupied in transporting masses of meteoric iron from Greenland to the United States. Between 1898 and 1902 he reconnoitred routes to the pole from Etah, in Inglefield Land, northwestern Greenland, and from Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, in the Canadian Northwest Territories. On a second attempt to reach the pole he was provided with a ship built to his specifications, the Roosevelt, which he sailed to Cape Sheridan, Ellesmere Island, in 1905. But the sledging season was unsuccessful owing to adverse weather and ice conditions. Peary returned to Ellesmere in 1908 for his third attempt and early the following March left Cape Columbia on his successful journey to the pole. On the last stage of the trek he was accompanied by Henson and four Eskimo. Peary and his companions purportedly reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. Peary returned to civilization only to discover that his former colleague, Cook, was claiming to have reached the North Pole independently in April 1908. Cook's claim, though subsequently discredited, marred Peary's enjoyment of his triumph. In 1911 Peary retired from the navy with the rank of rear admiral.

This map depicts the northern part of Ellesmere Island - largest island of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Baffin region, Nunavut territory, Canada, located off the northwest coast of Greenland. The island is believed to have been visited by Vikings in the 10th century. It was seen in 1616 by the explorer William Baffin and was named in 1852 by Sir Edward A. Inglefield's Expedition (which navigated the coast in the Isabel) for Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere. The island, roughly 300 miles wide by 500 miles long and covering an area of 75,767 square miles, is the most rugged in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, with towering mountains (especially in the north), vast ice fields, and a deeply indented coastline. The map shows Bache Peninsula on E Ellesmere Island. Robert Peary proved this area to be a peninsula when he explored (1898) the region. Features determined by Peary are clearly indicated. They include "Lake seen by Eskimo hunter," "Summit of Ice Cap," and "Parrish Glacier." The small inset shows the position of the mapped area. See pictures for more details; click image to view larger version.

Image is 8 3/4" x 10 1/4". The condition is excellent. Imperfections: small hole in the upper right margin. Will look great with a mat and frame.

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