COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Date:
1850
Short Title:
Geographic Distribution of the Currents of Air.
Publisher:
William Blackwood
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
51
Obj Width cm:
60
Scale 1:
70,000,000
World Area:
World
Subject:
Climate
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
Geographic Distribution of the Currents of Air. (insets) (Hurricanes). Culloden's Hurricane in March 1809, and Boyne's Gale in 1935. Rodriguez Hurricane in April 1843.
List No:
12509.068
Page No:
Meteorology No. 2
Series No:
68
Engraver or Printer:
W. Johnston
Publication Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Pub Date:
1850
Pub Title:
The Physical Atlas, A Series of Maps & Illustrations of the Geographical Distribution of Natural Phenomena Embracing I Geology. II Hydrography. III Meteorology. IV Natural History. By Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.G.S., F.G.S. Geographer At Edinburgh To Her Majesty; Honorary Member Of The Geographical Society, Berlin. William Blackwood & Sons ... Edinburgh ... London. 1850.
Pub Note:
Although the title pages says 1850, this is actually the first edition of 1848 without any changes other than the date on the title page. This first issue is closer to the Berghaus source atlas of 1845 (see our 1849 Berghaus edition 2515.000) than the second Johnston edition of 1856 (see our Johnston 0372.000). All of the plates in this 1848/1850 edition are engraved; in the second edition of 1856, Johnston replaces most of the hand colored engraved plates with color lithography.
Pub List No:
12509.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
31
Pub Height cm:
58
Pub Width cm:
40
Image No:
12509068.jp2
Authors:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
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