COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Colton, G.W.
Author:
Fisher, Richard Swainson
Date:
1855
Short Title:
World Meteorology. World Plants.
Publisher:
J.H. Colton
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
33
Obj Width cm:
25
Note:
Areas of whirlwinds (hurricanes, typhoons, or tropical cyclones) depicted. Rain map simply shows areas receiving or not receiving precipitation.
World Area:
World
Subject:
Climate
Subject:
Vegetation
Full Title:
The World Illustrating the Principal Features of Meteorology. (inset) Rain. The World Showing the Distribution and Limits of Cultivation of the Principal Plants Useful to Mankind.
List No:
1690.018
Series No:
18
Engraver or Printer:
Davies and Roberts
Engraver or Printer:
George Russell & Co.
Publication Author:
Fisher, Richard Swainson
Publication Author:
Colton, G.W.
Pub Date:
1859
Pub Title:
Colton's Illustrated Cabinet Atlas and Descriptive Geography. Maps - by G. Woolworth Colton. Text by Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: Published by J.H. Colton, No. 172 William Street. 1859.
Pub Note:
A smaller version of Colton's General Atlas with regional maps. A one-time effort, not reissued. These maps are reused by Colton in some of his school atlases. The text by Fisher (minus the sections on the states and territories) is used later in Johnson's Family Atlas starting in 1861. General physical geography text based on the Atlas of Milner and Petermann published in London. Overall text is intended to be particularly readable. The atlas is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of etchings on a wide range of geographical subjects, statistical tables, and smaller maps and plans. Full color maps.
Pub List No:
1690.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Height cm:
38
Pub Width cm:
33
Image No:
1690018
Authors:
Colton, G.W.; Fisher, Richard Swainson
Link To Source
World Meteorology. World Plants.
