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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