COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Comparative Size of Lakes and Islands of the world.
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:
not in Phillips.
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. 182 William St. New York.
List No:
1550.009
Page No:
6
Series No:
9
Pub Date:
1886
Pub Title:
Golton's General Atlas Of The World, Containing Two Hundred And Twelve Maps And Plans, On One Hundred And Forty-Two Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Accompanied By Geographical, Statistical, And Historical Letter-Press Descriptions. New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., No. 182 William Street. 1886. Entered ... 1876, By G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. ... Washington.eneral 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:
not in Phillips.
Pub Note:
Very late edition of this atlas; last date in Phillips is 1888. Maps differentiate counties or states by full color. Relief shown by hachures.
Pub List No:
1550.000
Pub Maps:
105
Pub Height cm:
45
Pub Width cm:
39
Image No:
1550009
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
G. W & C. B. Colton & Co.
Type:
Atlas Map
World Area:
Eastern Hemisphere
World Area:
Western Hemisphere
Subject:
Islands
Subject:
Lakes
Subject:
Thematic
Publication Author:
Colton, G.W.
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Colton, G.W.
Date:
1886
Comparative Size of Lakes and Islands of the world.
