COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
White, James
Author:
Canada. Department of Interior
Date:
1906
Short Title:
No. 26, Isotherms for Summer. Isotherms for Yea
Publisher:
Department of Interior
Publisher Location:
Canada
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
59
Obj Width cm:
41
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
11 color maps. The two maps at the top of the plate show isothermal lines for summer and for the entire yea. The annual isothermal lines follow an Easterly and Westerly direction. The next four maps show precipitation and snowfall for Eastern and Western Canada. The remaining five maps display isobaric lines, showing barometric pressure. One map shows the annual average, while the other four maps cover the seasons (January-March, April-June, July-September, and October-December).
Country:
Canada
Subject:
Climate
Full Title:
Isotherms for Summer. Isotherms for Year. Precipitation in Western Canada. Snowfall in Western Canada. Isobars. (on upper margins) Atlas of Canada, Plate No. 26. (to accompany) Department of the Interior, Canada ... 1906.
List No:
1645.039
Page No:
26
Series No:
39
Engraver or Printer:
Toronto Lithographing Co.
Engraver or Printer:
Forest Service Dept. of Agriculture, Washington
Publication Author:
White, James
Publication Author:
Canada. Department of Interior
Pub Date:
1906
Pub Title:
Department of the Interior, Canada. Honorable Frank Oliver, Minister, 1906. Atlas of Canada. Prepared under the direction of James White, F.R.G.S., Geographer. (on verso of title page) The Toronto Lithographing Company, Limited; Map engravers, and dedication note.
Pub Note:
Full color, 21 p., 83 plates including maps and diagrams. The Atlas of Canada, first edition published by the Department of the Interior in 1906, was one of the world's first national atlases. A second edition similar in style and content was published in 1915, both editions, featuring thematic maps dealing with Canada's geology, communications, natural resources, population, economic activities, transportation, as well as maps of principal cities. During this period, a major part of Canada's growth was due to the great influx of immigrants into Canada, many of them coming to open up the farmlands of the Prairies. Consequently, the first two editions of the Atlas of Canada reflect a particular interest in transportation and communications and devote a significant amount of space to mapping the composition and density of the population. Bound in half leather brown covered boards with "Department of Interior 1906 Atlas of Canada." in gilt. Atlas is bound in half leather brown cloth covered boards with "Department Of The Interior. 1906. Atlas of Canada."
Pub List No:
1645.000
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Pub Maps:
50
Pub Height cm:
46
Pub Width cm:
33
Image No:
1645039
Authors:
White, James; Canada. Department of Interior
Link To Source
No. 26, Isotherms for Summer. Isotherms for Yea
