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Print (Engraving, Colour-Printed) Containing Eight Meteorological Maps and Hemispheres Entitled 'Distribution of Heat Over the Globe', Engraved and Printed by W. and A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh, 1854

Inventory Number 13489


Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Sanders of Oxford in 2012.
Primary inscriptions
Entitled: 'Distribution of Heat Over the Globe.'. Above image: 'Physical Atlas' and 'Plate 18.'. Below: 'Engraved and Printed in Colours by W. and A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh.' and 'William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London.'.
Physical material
Paper
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 556mm Width: 675mm
Inventory No
13489
Accession Number
2012-12/6

Description

Colour-printed meteorological map consisting of 4 world maps and 4 hemispheres. Large folded sheet, with mounting strip at outer crease. One of 5 meteorological maps (13487 to 13491) from the second edition of Johnston's 'Physical Atlas'. For historical commentary see narratives.