Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Rain chart of the United States
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Author:
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Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
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Date:
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1879
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Short Title:
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Rain chart of the United States
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Publisher:
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Government Printing Office
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Publisher Location:
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Washington
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Type:
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Book Map
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Obj Height cm:
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51
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Obj Width cm:
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72
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Scale 1:
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6,600,000
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Note:
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Color map. Showing isothermal lines. Includes explanation. "The base chart was engraved for the Statistical atlas of the United States".
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Reference:
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Wheat 1290; Utah-Phil-Maps p949 & Moffatt 151.
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Country:
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United States
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Subject:
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Land Development
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Subject:
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Railroad
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Full Title:
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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.
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List No:
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2347.011
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Series No:
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11
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Engraver or Printer:
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Schott, Charles A.
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Engraver or Printer:
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Mahon, Charles
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Engraver or Printer:
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Graves, W.H.
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Engraver or Printer:
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Lindenkohl, H. (Henry)
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Engraver or Printer:
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Bien, Julius
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Engraver or Printer:
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Renshawe, J. H. (John Henry), 1852-
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Publication Author:
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Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
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Pub Date:
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1879
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Pub Title:
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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.
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Pub Reference:
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Wheat 1290; Utah-Phil-Maps p949 & Moffatt 151.
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Pub Note:
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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.
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Pub List No:
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2347.000
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Pub Type:
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Exploration Book
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Pub Maps:
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5
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Pub Height cm:
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30
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Pub Width cm:
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24
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Image No:
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2347011
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Authors:
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Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
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