COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Date:
1850
Short Title:
Mountain Chains in North America.
Publisher:
William Blackwood
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
51
Obj Width cm:
60
Scale 1:
17,000,000
World Area:
North America
Subject:
Mountains; Rivers
Full Title:
Mountain Chains in North America with (insets) Humboldt's Plan of the Volcano of Jorullo and an Enlarged Map of the Island of Trinidad.
List No:
12509.020
Page No:
Geology No. 4
Series No:
20
Engraver or Printer:
W. Johnston
Engraver or Printer:
Berghaus
Publication Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Pub Date:
1850
Pub Title:
The Physical Atlas, A Series of Maps & Illustrations of the Geographical Distribution of Natural Phenomena Embracing I Geology. II Hydrography. III Meteorology. IV Natural History. By Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.G.S., F.G.S. Geographer At Edinburgh To Her Majesty; Honorary Member Of The Geographical Society, Berlin. William Blackwood & Sons ... Edinburgh ... London. 1850.
Pub Note:
Although the title pages says 1850, this is actually the first edition of 1848 without any changes other than the date on the title page. This first issue is closer to the Berghaus source atlas of 1845 (see our 1849 Berghaus edition 2515.000) than the second Johnston edition of 1856 (see our Johnston 0372.000). All of the plates in this 1848/1850 edition are engraved; in the second edition of 1856, Johnston replaces most of the hand colored engraved plates with color lithography.
Pub List No:
12509.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
31
Pub Height cm:
58
Pub Width cm:
40
Image No:
12509020.jp2
Authors:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Link To Source
Mountain Chains in North America.
