COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Colton, G.W.
Date:
1874
Short Title:
Comparative Size of Lakes and Islands of the world.
Publisher:
G. W & C. B. Colton & Co.
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
33
Obj Width cm:
40
Scale 1:
12,500,000
Note:
A selection of the largest islands and lakes drawn on the same scale and differentiated by hemisphere. Includes the Black Sea with salinity about half that of oceans and includes the Caspian Sea with about one-third the salinity of oceans. Also includes some very salty lakes such as the Great Salt Lake and Mono Lake.
Reference:
P3564,4354.
World Area:
Eastern Hemisphere
World Area:
Western Hemisphere
Subject:
Thematic
Subject:
Islands
Subject:
Lakes
Full Title:
Comparative Size of Lakes and Islands. Lakes in the Western Hemisphere. Lakes in the Eastern Hemisphere. Islands in the Western Hemisphere. Islands in the Eastern Hemisphere. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York.
List No:
4587.010
Page No:
6
Series No:
10
Engraver or Printer:
Chapman, F.A.
Engraver or Printer:
Hart & Mapother.
Engraver or Printer:
Colton, J.H.
Engraver or Printer:
Wise, C.
Publication Author:
Colton, G.W.
Publication Author:
Fisher, Richard Swainson
Pub Date:
1874
Pub Title:
Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps And Plans, On One Hundred And Nineteen Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, No. 172 William Street. 1874. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
Pub Reference:
P3564,4354.
Pub Note:
This copy is the same content as our other 1874. Maps depict counties or states in full color. Relief shown by hachures.
Pub List No:
4587.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
106
Pub Height cm:
45
Pub Width cm:
39
Image No:
4587010
Authors:
Colton, G.W.
Link To Source
Comparative Size of Lakes and Islands of the world.
