#louise boyd land

Louise Arner Boyd (pictured above), lead expeditions to the Arctic from 1926-1941, where she focused on polar geography and photography. The map featured hand written annotations by Louise Boyd in red to show: icebergs, noon positions, heavy ice, slack ice, ice edge, Danish vessel “Gustav Holm,” routes and dates. The third photo is Louise Glacier at Avannaarsuani Tunumilu Nuna Allanngutsaaliugaq (Northeast Greenland National Park), formerly known as Louise Boyd Land. 

Map’s call number:  110-b B-1931 Boyd Expedition of 1931

[Image description 1: A photo of Louise Arner Boyd with her hair pulled back in a net. She wears a sport coat jacket and large flower brooch. Image 2: A map of the Arctic Ocean and the Greenland Sea with red annotations by Boyd. Image 3: A black and white photo of a glacier.]