Volume 24-25, 1976-7 - The Arctic Circle - Home

vol,. >cv No. 3 TT{E ARCTIC CIRCUIARARCTIC I]VIAGESFrsn 12 July to 31 October the R-rblic Archives of Canada disptayed onehundred carefully reprod.uced facsirniles of rnaps, engnavings, watercrcloursand photographs of the Arctic frcm tlreir collectionl. flr6 e*ribit willtravel throughout Canada to rnany snal-ler museuns, galleries and ccnrnunityhalls, thus gronrpting thre r:,se oi facsimiles rather than thre original materialwhj-ch generally necessitate special handling and crcnditions which can besupplied onry by tl:e larger nureuns in majoi cities.The exhibit is divided into three parts: Arctic : The Dawn of Arctic9?ftography, For;rth Centuqz to 1822; Arctic es: Pictorial Witnesses,1819-1854; and ArctiC : Ihe Frontier Photocrr 860-191-1. Anmrated cata@ been issued for section. it is notintended to be an illustrated hr-istory of the Carradian Arctic, but rather itattempts to shot^l thre sort of ilh:strations thrat encrcuraged eplorers to makethreir hazardorl^s voyages' decorated ttreir adventurous accor:nts, and stimulatedpeople's imaginatj-ons before tlre nore sophisticated nrethods of illustralionof today.*****ANIARCTIC JOURIAL OF TT{E UNITED STATESAntarctic Journal of the Unitecl States is ttre only periodical devotednts in Antarctica. It deals wittrscientific activities , f ield suptrnrt, history of exSiloration, internationalsf,operation, artd ottrer events . Pubtishe,C by ttre National Science Foundation,Antarctic Jo}rnal appears five tjmes a year. ttre March, June, Septenber, apdrt current events, including recent awards of gralts orcontracts. The October issue is an annual progress report featuring papersby virtr:al1y every active U.S. antarctic investigator and support ,rttit.Antarctic Journal is published especially for:- meteorologists, upper-atrrosphere scientists, geologists and geoptiysi-cists,biologists, medical scientists, glaciologists, and oceanograpfreisadninistrators'goverrunent official-s, and othrers interested in the environnentalsciences, antarctic activities, and support of research inrgnote Elreas- persons or organizations interested in conservation, environnentalprotection, and future resourcesthose interested in Antarctic Treaty develotrments.U.S. goverrulEnt officials and official participants in tlre U.S.n sr:Jcscriptions by contacting::t.:::"lfr"::il'?,#*":on, D.C. 2O4O2.*****