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The world in hemispheres : with comparative views of the heights of the principal mountains and lengths of the principal rivers on the globe

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Title
The world in hemispheres : with comparative views of the heights of the principal mountains and lengths of the principal rivers on the globe
Names
W. & A.K. Johnston Limited (Publisher)
Johnstone, John (Publisher)
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of the World

Whole

Dates / Origin
Place: Edinburgh
Publisher: Published by John Johnstone and W. & A.K. Johnston [etc.]
Date Issued: 1849
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 02-304
Topics
Eastern Hemisphere -- Maps
World maps
Western Hemisphere -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Appears in Johnston's National atlas of historical, commercial and political geography, 1849 and other eds.
Content: In upper right margin: National atlas - 1.
Content: Includes ill. and statistics.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: NYPL copy breaking down along margins; some marginal text not legible.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Statement of responsibility: by A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. ; engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 2 hemispheres, each 29 cm. in diam., on sheet 55 x 63 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 50016913
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15431022
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6d12d430-c6b6-012f-6852-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The world in hemispheres : with comparative views of the heights of the principal mountains and lengths of the principal rivers on the globe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b00c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The world in hemispheres : with comparative views of the heights of the principal mountains and lengths of the principal rivers on the globe" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b00c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1849). The world in hemispheres : with comparative views of the heights of the principal mountains and lengths of the principal rivers on the globe Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b00c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The world in hemispheres : with comparative views of the heights of the principal mountains and lengths of the principal rivers on the globe