COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Blodget, Lorin
Date:
1857
Short Title:
Isothermal chart: Mean distribution of heat for the Summer on the North American Continent
Publisher:
J.B. Lippincott
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
24
Obj Width cm:
62
Scale 1:
13,000,000
Note:
Shows average Summer temperature by isothermal lines. Isothermal lines shown in red. Includes: "Explanation of isothermals", and table of Mean sea temperature in Summer. Shows principle cities, rivers, mountains, etc. Relief shown by hachures.
Reference:
Sabin 5950.
World Area:
North America
Subject:
Climate
Subject:
Statistical
Subject:
Thematic
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
Isothermal chart: Mean distribution of heat for the Summer on the North American Continent; between 25 (degrees) and 50 (degrees) N. Lat. By Lorin Blodget. Fred Bourquin & Co., 50 S. 3rd. St. Phila. (to accompany) Climatology of the United States ...1857.
List No:
0083.016
Series No:
16
Engraver or Printer:
Bourquin, F.
Publication Author:
Blodget, Lorin
Pub Date:
1857
Pub Title:
Climatology of the United States, And of the Temperate Latitudes of the North American Continent. ... By Lorin Blodget ... Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co. Trubner and Co.; London. 1857. (on verso) Entered ... 1857, by Lorin Blodget ... Pennsylvania.
Pub Reference:
Sabin 5950.
Pub Note:
Sabin: "Highly eulogized by Humboldt." First important work on this subject. See DAB. Maps uncolored except for climatological information which is shown in red. Cloth covered boards with "Blodget's Climatology of the United States" on spine.
Pub List No:
0083.000
Pub Type:
Survey Book
Pub Maps:
12
Pub Height cm:
28
Pub Width cm:
18
Image No:
0083016
Authors:
Blodget, Lorin
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Isothermal chart: Mean distribution of heat for the Summer on the North American Continent
