Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Cartographic Material Relating to Polar Exploration, ca. 1886 - 1916

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Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Cartographic Material Relating to Polar Exploration, ca. 1886 - 1916

1886-1916

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3278962

This series consists of maps, plans, and notes relating to Robert E. Peary's explorations in Greenland and the North Pole, including exploration maps; a map of 15th Century Northern Europe; a map of Sabago Lake; reference maps for parts of the Arctic and Greenland; cartographic maps; an illustrated lecture; a map showing the distribution of the Indian tribes of Washington Territory; published maps of the Arctic regions, Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and Siberia; and miscellaneous engineering drawings.

15 linear feet, 8 linear inches

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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Peary, Robert Edwin, 1856-1920

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Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania – died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was an American explorer and United States Navy officer who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909. Though born in Pennsylvania, Peary grew up in in Portland, Maine. He went to a prominent boarding school called Loomis Chaffe. He attende...