- Subject
- Print Collection
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- August Petermann
- Provenance
- Purchased from Sanders of Oxford in 2012.
- Primary inscriptions
- Entitled: 'Meteorological Map of the World showing the Distribution of the Temperature of the Air. Constructed by A. Petermann, F.R.G.S.'. Above image: 'No.7'. Below: 'Engraved by I. Dower, Pentonville.' and 'London. Published by Orr and Compy. Amen Corner, Paternoster Row.'.
- Physical material
- Paper
- Object type
- Dimensions
- Height: 245mm Width: 312mm
- Inventory No
- 13486
- Accession Number
- 2012-12/3
Description
Coloured meteorological map of the world, with longitude lines (0 at Greenwich).
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