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Hyetographic or rain map of the World

infoJohnston, Keith (A.K.); Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm; Johnston, William; 1849

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A world map, including Southeast Asia, showing rainfall information (darker shading indicates greater rainfall). Southeast Asia lies in the ‘Zone of the Periodical Rains’, and is marked with monsoons and ‘Electrical Explosions’.

Details

Date

1849

Map Maker

Johnston, Keith (A.K.); Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm; Johnston, William

Printer/Publisher

William Blackwood & Sons

Publication Location

Edinburgh; London

Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Written Note/Details

Insets

Elevation

Features

Rainfall Data

Wind Data

Library Catalogue

Title

Hyetographic or rain map of the World, [map] : Extended from the original designs of Professor Berghaus.

Shelfmark

Allen LRO 393 (Weston Stack)

Further information

By A. K. Johnston ...

Author

Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 ; Berghaus, Hermann, 1828-1890 ; William Blackwood and Sons, publisher ; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, engraver

Map Data

Scale [1:56,000,000].

Extent

1 scans.

Publisher Details

[Edinburgh] : William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London.

Publication Date

1849

Format

1 map : diag. ; 50 x 59 cm

Language

English

Is Part Of

Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 Physical atlas Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1849

Subjects

Precipitation (Meteorology) -- Maps

Aleph System Number

013455266

Type

Map

Miscellaneous Notes

General Note: "Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston.".
General Note: "Physical atlas" ; "Meteorology No.3".
General Note: Inset diagrams: "Amount of rain in the zones" ; "Decrease in the amount of rain from the coasts to the interior of the continents" ; " Increase in the amount of rain on the slopes of mountains".
General Note: Shows division into zones of constant and periodic precipitation.
General Note: Greenwich meridian.
Geographic Coverage Note: World.

Copy-specific Notes

Open note in new window Notes for Bodleian Library: Allen LRO 393 Folded sheets: folded once. - Hand coloured ill.: Hand coloured: zone boundaries.

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