COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
A comparative view of some of the principal hills in Great Britain
Obj Height cm:
25
Obj Width cm:
21
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Comparative engraved view of the mountains and hills throughout Great Britain, by Thomas Moule, which appeared in Barclays Complete and Universal English Dictionary ( London: G. Virtue, 1841-1848), with Salisbury Spire, St. Paul's Cathedral and Greenwich Observatory are shown in comparison to the hills and mountain toward the center bottom, emphasizing the magnitude of nature over the achievements of mankind. Intriguingly, Ben Macdui, and not Ben Nevis, is shown as being the highest mountain in Great Britain.
Full Title:
A comparative view of some of the principal hills in Great Britain. " Hills peep o"er Hills and Alps o"er Alps arise". (by Thomas Moule).
List No:
8005.000
Pub Date:
1837
Pub Title:
A comparative view of some of the principal hills in Great Britain. " Hills peep o"er Hills and Alps o"er Alps arise". (by Thomas Moule).
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
8005.000
Pub Height cm:
25
Pub Width cm:
21
Image No:
8005000
Publisher Location:
England
Publisher:
No Publisher
Type:
View
Country:
Great Britain
Subject:
Mountains/Rivers
Publication Author:
Moule, Thomas
Pub Type:
View
Author:
Moule, Thomas
Date:
1837
A comparative view of some of the principal hills in Great Britain
