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1 sheet of paper, about 6" X 6" with a hand drawn diagram signed "R E Peary, U.S.N" "Oct 1, 1909." At the bottom, in another hand is: "On Nov 1st 1909 Peary drew this diagram to illustrate where he had made astronomical latitude observations close to the pole. I asked him to write his autograph on this paper for my wife. He complied and wrote Oct 1 instead of November. O.H.Tittmann"

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Full TitleDiagram, showing latitude near North Pole, signed by Robert Peary, November 1, 1909.
Author Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920.
Date Added 14 December 2021
Format Manuscript
Language English
Publish Date 1909-11-01
Source James Wheeler Collection
Topic