Baptism of ice: J. G. Bartholomew and the naming of Antarctica

As a proper noun, Antarctica has a long pedigree but a short history. It was coined and popularised by the Edinburgh mapmaker J. G. Bartholomew in the 1890s as a label for the supposed south polar continent outlined by John Murray of the Challenger Commission. By 1902 it was ‘slowly coming into use’...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Polar record 2008-04, Vol.44 (2), p.180-183
1. Verfasser:	Mawer, G.A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century Bartholomew, John George Earth sciences Expeditions Geography History of science and technology Names Travel and exploration
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Zusammenfassung:	As a proper noun, Antarctica has a long pedigree but a short history. It was coined and popularised by the Edinburgh mapmaker J. G. Bartholomew in the 1890s as a label for the supposed south polar continent outlined by John Murray of the Challenger Commission. By 1902 it was ‘slowly coming into use’ and by 1928 had been ‘generally received’ by geographers.
ISSN:	0032-2474 1475-3057
DOI:	10.1017/S0032247407007188