reduced to that epoch from observations at sea made chiefly by the officers of His Majesty's Navy and from various magnetic surveys undertaken by colonial and foreign governments, 1855-1870, by Staff Captain F.J. Evans, F.R.S. and Navigating Lieutt. E.W. Creak, Royal Navy ; published at the Admiralty Novr. 1st 1871 ; Engraved by Malby & Sons
(E 128°00ʹ00ʺ--E 179°59ʹ00ʺ/N 72°00ʹ00ʺ--S 65°00ʹ00ʺ).
Relief shown by hachures.
Includes magnetic variation lines and 3 inset maps: South Polar chart -- North Polar chart -- Approximate annual change of the magnetic variation for the epoch 1871 in minutes of arc.