Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Mountains

Author: 
Reynolds, James
Author: 
Emslie, John
Date: 
1850
Short Title: 
Mountains
Publisher: 
James Reynolds
Publisher Location: 
London
Type: 
View
Obj Height cm: 
29
Obj Width cm: 
23
Note: 
Hand colored engraved view of the comparative heights of mountains and volcanoes from around the world. Includes list of mountains and volcanoes beneath the view.
World Area: 
World
Subject: 
Pictorial map
Subject: 
Data Visualization
Subject: 
Mountains; Rivers
Full Title: 
Mountains. Drawn & Engraved by John Emslie. London. Published by James Reynolds, 174, Strand. (to accompany) Reynolds introduction to natural philosophy.
List No: 
13033.032
Page No: 
(25)
Series No: 
32
Engraver or Printer: 
Emslie, John
Publication Author: 
Reynolds, James
Publication Author: 
Emslie, John
Pub Date: 
1850
Pub Title: 
Reynolds Introduction to Natural Philosophy ... A companion to Reynolds's series of Popular diagrams of natural philosophy, comprising two hundred and fifty illustrations. London: James Reynolds, 174, Strand.
Pub Note: 
Reynolds created this work in response to the popular demand for information on science and engineering as a result of the Industrial Revolution. This collection consists of 33 loose pictorial plates, with a related text, dated 1849-1852. Drawn and engraved by John Emslie. Some plates are numbered: "Popular Diagrams" no. 25-35, accompanied by 24 pages of descriptive text. The collection is loosely bound as a sets in a green portfolio with a red paper label on the spine printed with title " Reynolds - Introduction to Natural Philosophy" in gilt.
Pub List No: 
13033.000
Pub Type: 
Case Map
Pub Maps: 
32
Pub Height cm: 
30
Pub Width cm: 
25
Image No: 
13033032.jp2
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Authors: 
Reynolds, James; Emslie, John