AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLETS 



That were the "meridian of Greenwich" continued 

 northward, it would finally pass through Greenwich, 

 England ; 



That all points lying to the right of this line are in east 

 longitude ; 



That those lying to the left are in west longitude ; 



That were the meridian of 74 ° west (on the left, repre- 

 sented in red) extended to the north, it would pass through 

 New York ; 



That the southerly projection of South America lies on 

 the meridian of 70 ° west, to the left of the chart, about 

 600 miles from the South Shetlands ; 



That the southern projection of Africa lies on the 

 meridian of 20 ° east, above the chart, more than 2,000 

 miles from the Antarctic ice. 



That New Zealand lies on the meridian of 170 east, 

 below the region included in the chart, about 1,700 miles 

 from Victoria Land; 



That between these points lie the vast expanses of the 

 South Atlantic, South Indian and South Pacific Oceans, 

 respectively. 



The visitor, then, having established his "points of 

 compass," may now with greater profit consult the historical 

 labels which are attached to the rail, in the order of the 

 dates of discovery. 



