Handsome, detailed fold-out 1946 map of the Northern Hemisphere, printed more than 78 years ago.

• This map depicts the top half of the world — all lands and waters north of the Equator.



• It is drawn on an Azimuthal Equidistant Projection and names North Pole explorers Peary, Byrd, Amundsen, Ellsworth, and Otto Schmidt, a Russian scientist who may have been the first to actually set foot at the Pole in 1937, after having set up a scientific observation station.



• The map opens to 61 x 55 cm [24" x 22"] and is drawn on a scale of 1:40,000,000, or about 632 miles to one inch.



• It was published by the National Geographic Society as a supplement to the February 1946 edition of National Geographic Magazine.



• Condition:  This map is in very good condition, bright and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. It is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



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