NORTH AMERICAN WOODS 37 



EAST CORRIDOR 

 Polar Maps 



Leaving the statue on the left and "Willamette" meteorite on the 



right, and going east, the visitor enters the corridor where the elevators 



are located {Eaat Corridor). Here will be found maps of the north and 

 south polar regions showing the routes of explorers. On 



Expeditions ^^^ ^^'^^' ^'"^ sledges used by Admiral Peary in his last 

 three expeditions in search of the North Pole. The 



Morris K. Jesup sledge, which the Admiral used in his successful polar 

 expedition is the one nearest the entrance. The various 



^^^ sledges in their differences of style show the persistent 



effort made by Admiral Peary to bring the sledge up to 



its greatest possible usefulness. That he was successful on his last 



trip was in part due to the final modification. 



On the opposite side of the map is one of the sledges used by Amund- 

 sen on his journey to the South Pole. [A history of south 



Skd"e^^^" polar expeditions is given in Guide Leaflet No. 31.] 



In a room at the north end of this corridor is the large 



INIainka seismograph for recording the occurrence of earthquakes. This 



was given to the New York Academy of Sciences by Emerson McMillin, 



and by the Academy deposited in the Museum. 



SOUTHEAST WING 



Jesup Collection of North American Woods 



To the east of the elevators is the Hall of North American Forestry 

 containing the Jesup Collection of North American Woods, a nearly 

 jggyp complete collection of the native trees north of Mexico, 



Collection of presented to the Museum by Morris K. Jesup. On the 

 North right is a bronze tablet, by J. E. Fraser, the gift of J. J. 



American Clancy, depicting Mr. Jesup as he walked in his favorite 



°° ^ wood at Lenox, Mass. 



To the left is a section of one of the Big Trees of California, sixteen 

 feet in diameter and 1341 years old. [See Guide Leaflet No. 42.] It 

 began its growth in the year 550, so that it was nearly a thousand years 



