COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Black, Adam
Author:
Black, Charles
Author:
Hall, Sydney
Author:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Date:
1841
Short Title:
Humboldt's Distribution of Plants in Equinoctial America
Publisher:
Adam & Charles Black
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
27
Obj Width cm:
38
Reference:
P779.
Subject:
Vegetation
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
Physical Geography. Humboldt's Distribution of Plants in Equinoctial America, According to Elevation above the Level of the Sea.
List No:
3937.014
Page No:
V
Series No:
14
Engraver or Printer:
Aikman, Geo.
Publication Author:
Black, Adam
Publication Author:
Black, Charles
Publication Author:
Hall, Sydney
Publication Author:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Pub Date:
1841
Pub Title:
Black's General Atlas: A Series Of Fifty-Four Maps From The Latest And Most Authentic Sources. Engraved On Steel, In The First Style Of The Art, By Sydney Hall. Edinburgh: Adam And Charles Black, North Bridge; Longman & Co.; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.; Whittaker & Co.; And Hamilton, Adams, & Co. London; And John Cumming, Dublin. M.DCCC.XLI.
Pub Reference:
P779.
Pub Note:
The second edition, the first appearing in 1840. Only the 1840 and 41 editions were engraved exclusively by Hall. Starting with the 1844 edition, Hall was joined by Hughes and other engravers. Outline color. Relief shown by hachures. Gilt edges on text and map pages. Every map faced with a sheet of bound-in tissue paper.
Pub List No:
3937.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
54
Pub Height cm:
46
Pub Width cm:
34
Image No:
3937014.jp2
Authors:
Black, Adam; Black, Charles; Hall, Sydney; Humboldt, Alexander von
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Humboldt's Distribution of Plants in Equinoctial America
