Antarctica Maps & Prints

This collection, containing over 300 items related to Antarctic exploration and cartography, began in 2023 by donor David Finfrock. Some of the earliest maps in this collection are from the 16th-century and depict the speculative Terra Australis Incognita, an imagined southern continent. Later maps show the gradual transformation of Antarctica from a geographical mystery into a mapped and studied landscape. Continuing through the age of exploration and into the modern era, these materials document changing technologies, discoveries, and understandings of the continent, culminating in contemporary GIS mapping tools, satellite imagery, and scientific research that continue to reshape our view of Antarctica. Here you can find speculative geography maps, expedition route maps, and visual depictions of the southern continent’s landscapes and discoveries.

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