COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Date:
1879
Short Title:
Rain chart of the United States
Publisher:
Government Printing Office
Publisher Location:
Washington
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
51
Obj Width cm:
72
Scale 1:
6,600,000
Note:
Color map. Showing isothermal lines. Includes explanation. "The base chart was engraved for the Statistical atlas of the United States".
Reference:
Wheat 1290; Utah-Phil-Maps p949 & Moffatt 151.
Country:
United States
Subject:
Land Development
Subject:
Railroad
Full Title:
Rain chart of the United States : showing by isohyetal lines the distribution of the mean annual precipitation in rain and melted snow. This is a copy of the chart constructed for the Smithsonian Institution in 1868 by Charles A Schott ... Julius Bien, Lithographer. (at head of title) Department of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region, J.W. Powell in charge. (on upper margin) To accompany report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the U.S.
List No:
2347.011
Series No:
11
Engraver or Printer:
Schott, Charles A.
Engraver or Printer:
Mahon, Charles
Engraver or Printer:
Graves, W.H.
Engraver or Printer:
Lindenkohl, H. (Henry)
Engraver or Printer:
Bien, Julius
Engraver or Printer:
Renshawe, J. H. (John Henry), 1852-
Publication Author:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Pub Date:
1879
Pub Title:
Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. With Maps. By J.W. Powell. Second edition. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1879.
Pub Reference:
Wheat 1290; Utah-Phil-Maps p949 & Moffatt 151.
Pub Note:
3 excellent colored large maps, particularly the one of Utah. Also two small maps that are integrated into the report. The Utah map combines information from all four surveys. 1st edition was 1878. See Stegner, Beyond the Hundredth Meridian pp. 219-240, for a discussion of the Report. Bound in cloth covered boards with title on spine.
Pub List No:
2347.000
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Pub Maps:
5
Pub Height cm:
30
Pub Width cm:
24
Image No:
2347011
Authors:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
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Rain chart of the United States
