Unveiling the Arctic

Unveiling the Arctic is a compilation of papers presented at the 1981 conference entitled “The History of the Discovery of the Arctic Regions as Seen through the Descriptions of Travelers and the Work of Cartographers from Early Antiquity to the 18th Century,” the third meeting organized by Comite’ Arctique International. The committee’s goals are to improve knowledge and understanding of arctic areas and to promote research in different fields on an international, multidisciplinary basis.