Table of the comparative lengths of the principal rivers in the world. Edinburgh; W. & A.K. Johnston
Chart of river lengths around the world. Shows lengths of rivers - in thousands of miles - from longest to shortest. River representations indexed with letters; explanatory table at lower left, providing the name of each river, its mouth and course, such as - for the Amazon River - the Atlantic Ocea...
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W. & A.K. Johnston
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| Summary: | Chart of river lengths around the world. Shows lengths of rivers - in thousands of miles - from longest to shortest. River representations indexed with letters; explanatory table at lower left, providing the name of each river, its mouth and course, such as - for the Amazon River - the Atlantic Ocean and South America, respectively, as well as its length in miles. Chart is 21 x 29 cm, on sheet 27 x 35 cm. Black and white engraving. Unnumbered plate. In second section of atlas, Modern maps. Edinburgh cabinet atlas by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, 1839. World atlas containing forty-five maps, as well as two comparative charts - one comparing mountain heights around the globe, and the other river lengths. Bound in black board with brown leather spine and corners. Front cover and spine both have gilded title. Collation: [1] leaf, [1-3], 4-9, [10-11], 12-13 pages, 1-45, [46-47] leaves. Includes an engraved title page, table of contents, a historical text and an index listing place names with coordinate points. Maps appear in two sections: Ancient maps and Modern maps, respectively. Geographic coverage spans Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Americas and Arctic regions, featuring the exploration routes of Arctic explorers. Maps show political boundaries, cities, routes, topography, deserts, drainage, coastlines and islands. |
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