Northern Asia, from the Himalaya Mountains to the Arctic Ocean (London Atlas, map 33, dated 15 February 1842; 1844 volume)
Northern Asia, from the Himalaya Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. By J. Arrowsmith. (Map) 33. London, Pubd. 15 Feby. 1842, by J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square.
John Arrowsmith
How we know
compilation Assembled from earlier sources. The author did not observe it directly.
Compilation from published surveys and travel reports; no observation by the mapmaker.
Research notes
- Compiled from Russian (Pyadyshev, Academy), Chinese-Jesuit and British sources; Rumsey note records a tipped-in Tibet panel on this copy.
- Rumsey note: In outline color. Left section of the map has a panel tipped in showing Tibet. The corresponding section has not been put in place on the right hand side.
Why it matters
The best-informed British map of inner Asia in the 1840s: Arrowsmith drops 'Tartary' as a title in favour of 'Northern Asia' while the SDUK, Teesdale and Tanner keep it, which is direct evidence for the terminological split of the decade.
Places named
Siberia; Mongolia; Chinese Turkestan; Tibet (tipped-in panel); Kirghiz steppe; Amur
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