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A chart exhibiting the comparative size, population, form of government and number of square miles in each of the principal empires, kingdoms &c. of the globe, also the manner of building among the different nations according to their civilization. To accompany Olney's Geography. Entered according to act of Congress.
who: (Olney, J. (Jesse), 1798-1872); Robinson, Pratt & Co.; Olney, J. (Jesse), 1798-1872 what: School; School Atlas; Statistical Diagram; View when: 1837 where: World

A comparative view of the heights of the principal mountains and lengths of the principal rivers of the World. Fenner Sc., Paternoster Row. (London, Joseph Thomas, 1835)
who: (Thomas, Joseph, publisher); Fenner, Rest.; Joseph Thomas; Thomas, Joseph, publisher what: Mountains/Rivers; World Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1835 where: World

A comparative view of the heights of the principal mountains and other elevations in the World. Drawn & engraved for Thomson's New general atlas by W. & D. Lizars, Edinburgh. (1817)
who: Thomson, John; John Thomson; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; John Cumming; Hewitt, N. R.; W. & D. Lizars what: Mountains/Rivers; World Atlas; View when: 1817 where: World

A time table indicating the difference in time between the principal cities of the World and also showing their air-line distance from Washington. Entered ... 1864 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. ... Pennsylvania. (1870)
who: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus; S.A. Mitchell, Jr.; R.A. Campbell; Campbell, R.A.; Walling, H.F. what: World Atlas; State Atlas; View when: 1870 where: World

A time table indicating the difference in time between the principal cities of the World and also showing their air-line distance from Washington. Entered ... 1864 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. ... Pennsylvania. (1880)
who: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus; S.A. Mitchell what: World Atlas; View when: 1880 where: World

A time table indicating the difference in time between the principal cities of the World and also showing their air-line distance from Washington. Entered ... 1864 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. ... Pennsylvania. (1890)
who: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus; John Y. Huber & Co.; John Y. Huber Company what: World Atlas; View when: 1890 where: World

A time table indicating the difference in time between the principal cities of the world, and also showing their air-line distance from Washington. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in the ... District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. (1873)
who: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus; M.W. White; White, M. Wood; Gamble, William H.; Miller, M. A. (Matthew Amos) what: State Atlas; View when: 1873 where: World

Appendix. General questions on geography; or a game ... A table of general questions after a method suggested by Lady Ch******e L*****r. Printed by S. & R. Bentley, Dorset Street, Fleet Street, London. (1821)
who: (Gaultier, abbe (Aloisius Edouard Camille), 1746?-1818; Aspin, Jehoshaphat, 18th/19th cent.); Harris and Son; S. and R. Bentley; Gaultier, abbe (Aloisius Edouard Camille), 1746?-1818; Aspin, Jehoshaphat, 18th/19th cent. what: School; School Atlas; Text Page; View when: 1821 where: World

Charles Wilkes, Commader U.S.N. Painted by T. Sully. R.W. Dodson sc. (Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard. 1845)
who: Sully, Thomas; (United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877); Lea & Blanchard; Dodson, Richard W.; United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877 what: Exploration Book; View when: 1845 where: World; Antarctica

Comparative heights of mountains. (Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1826)
who: (Worcester, Joseph E.); Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins; Worcester, Joseph E. what: School; Mountains/Rivers; School Atlas; View when: 1826 where: World

Comparative lengths of rivers. (Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1826)
who: (Worcester, Joseph E.); Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins; Worcester, Joseph E. what: School; Rivers; School Atlas; View when: 1826 where: World

Comparative lengths of the principal rivers throughout the World. Comparative view of mountains. (1829)
who: (Cummings, J. A. (Jacob Abbot)); Collins & Hannay; Cummings, J. A. (Jacob Abbot) what: School; Mountains/Rivers; School Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1829 where: World

Comparative views of remarkable geological phenomena by A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
who: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; William Blackwood & Sons; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited; Buch, Leopold von; Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859; Abich, H.; Sartorius von Waltershausen, W. (Wolfgang), 1809-1876; Campbell, Robert, Lieutenant; Muller, Salomon; Swinburne, C. H. what: Geology; Mountains/Rivers; Physical Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1856 where: World; Ecuador; Italy; Tenerife (Canary Islands); Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Des vents. (1787)
who: Clouet, J. B. L. (Jean-Baptiste Louis), b. 1730; Mondhare et Jean what: School; Climate; School Atlas; View when: 1787 where: World

Geographical distribution of indigenous vegetation. The distribution of plants in a perpendicular direction in the torrid, temperate and frigid zones, with indications of the mean temperature of the year and of the coldest and warmest months by A.K. Johnston, F.R.S.E. & Arthur Henfrey, F.R.S., E.L.S. &c. Map of Schouws phyto-geographic regions with the distribution of plants especially influencing the physiognomy of the vegetation of the globe. Engraved & printed in colours by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. 1st. May 1854, (1856)
who: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; Henfrey, Arthur, 1819-1859; Schouw, Joakim Frederik, 1789-1852; William Blackwood & Sons; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited what: Vegetation; Physical Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1854 where: World

Insectes. Dessine par La Martiniere. Grave par PP. Choffard. L. Aubert scripsit. Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse, no. 20. (Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique, An V, 1797)
who: La Martiniere; La Perouse, Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788; L'Imprimerie de la Republique; Aubert, L.; Choffard, Pierre-Philippe, 1730-1809 what: Chart Atlas; World Atlas; View when: 1797 where: World

(La Sphere. A Lyon, Chez Jean-Marie Bruyset, Pere & Fils. M.DCC.LXXXIV)
who: (Schneider, J. H.; Bruyset, Jean-Marie); Jean-Marie Bruyset; (Schneider, J. H.); Bruyset, Jean-Marie what: School; School Atlas; View when: 1784 where: World

Map of the distribution of marine life, illustrated chiefly by fishes, Molluscs & Radiata; showing also the extent & limits of the Homoiozoic belts, now first laid down for Keith Johnston's Physical atlas by Professor Edward Forbes, F.R.S., of Kings College, London & the Government School of Mines, President of the Geological Society. Engraved & printed in colours by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinr. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. 1st March 1854, (1856)
who: Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854; Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; William Blackwood & Sons; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited what: Thematic; Physical Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1854 where: World; Atlantic

Pavillons et cocardes des principales puissances du globe d'apres des documens officiels. Publie a Paris par J. Andriveau-Goujon, Rue du Bac, no. 21, 1850.
who: Andriveau-Goujon, J.; J. Andriveau-Goujon what: World Atlas; View when: 1850 where: World

Picture of nations or perspective sketch of the course of empire. To accompany Willard's Universal history in perspective. Entered ... 1835, by F.J. Huntington ... Connecticut. (1836)
who: Willard, Emma; F.J. Huntington what: Historical; School; Historical Atlas; View when: 1836 where: World

Table of mountain chains: together with the altitudes of their principal summits. (Published by D. Lizars, Edinburgh. 1831?)
who: Lizars, Daniel; John Hamilton; Whittaker, Treacher & Co.; W. Curry, Jun. & Co.; Hamilton, John; Whittaker, Treacher, & Co. what: Mountains/Rivers; World Atlas; Text Page; View when: 1831 where: World

Table of mountain chains: together with the altitudes of their principal summits. (with view) Culminating points & mean height of the principal chains of mountains of Europe, America & Asia, with the lower limit of perpetual snow in different latitudes. (Published by D. Lizars, Edinburgh. 1831?)
who: Lizars, Daniel; John Hamilton; Whittaker, Treacher & Co.; W. Curry, Jun. & Co.; Hamilton, John; Whittaker, Treacher, & Co. what: Mountains/Rivers; World Atlas; Text Page; View when: 1831 where: World

Tableau comparatif de la forme et de la hauteur des principales montagnes du globe terrestre, dedie a Monsieur le Baron, Alexdre. de Humboldt. A Paris, chez J. Andriveau-Goujon, Rue du Bac, no. 17. Par son tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur Louis Bruguiere. Grave par Ambroise Tardieu. (1850)
who: Bruguiere, Louis; Andriveau-Goujon, J.; J. Andriveau-Goujon; Tardieu, Ambroise, 1788-1841 what: Mountains/Rivers; World Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1850 where: World

The World, showing its great river systems. Designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography. (with Lengths of rivers, heights of mountains). Engraved by Geo. Rae Smith, N.Y.. Entered ... 1856, by S.S. Cornell ... Southern District of New York. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 443 & 445 Broadway. (1864)
who: Cornell, S. S. (Sarah S.); Appleton & Co.; Smith, George Rae what: School; Mountains/Rivers; School Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1864 where: World

(Title Page to) A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution ... In two volumes illustrated with maps and charts ... The second edition. (with portrait) Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Painted by Wm. Hodges. Engraved by J. Basire, 1777. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand. MDCCLXXVII.
who: Cook, James, 1728-1779; Furneaux, Tobias, 1735-1781; Hodges, William, 1744-1797; W. Strahan and T. Cadell; Basire, J. what: Exploration Book; Title Page; View when: 1777 where: World; Southern Hemisphere

Wm. L. Hudson, Commander U.S.N. (Drawn by) A.T. Agate. (Engraved by) Jordan & Halpin. (Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard. 1845)
who: Agate, A. T.; (United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877); Lea & Blanchard; Jordan & Halpin; United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877 what: Exploration Book; View when: 1845 where: World; Antarctica

Zoological geography. Geographical division & distribution of Carnivora, carnivorous animals, from the latest authorities by A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. (with) District inhabited by the fur-bearing animals and theatre of the whale & seal fishery in the Northern Hemisphere. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
who: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; William Blackwood & Sons; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited what: Thematic; Physical Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1856 where: World

Zoological geography. Geographical division & distribution of Rodentia, gnawing animals, constructed from the tables & notes of Geo. R. Waterhouse, Esqr. by A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. Geographical division and distribution of Ruminantia, ruminating animals ... Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
who: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; Waterhouse, G. R. (George Robert), 1810-1888; William Blackwood & Sons; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited what: Thematic; Physical Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1856 where: World

Zoological geography. Geographical division & distribution of Simiae & Prosimiae, monkeys & makis, from the latest authorities by A.K. Johnston, F.R.S.E. Geographical division & distribution of Pachydermata, thick skinned animals ... Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
who: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; William Blackwood & Sons; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited what: Thematic; Physical Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1856 where: World; Pacific

Zoological geography. Geographical division and distribution of Reptilia, reptiles, by A.K. Johnston. (with) Geographical division and distribution of Ophidia, serpents, according to Schlegel. (with) Venomous serpents. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
who: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; Schlegel, H. (Hermann), 1804-1884; William Blackwood & Sons; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited what: Thematic; Physical Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1856 where: World

Zoological geography. Geographical division and distribution of the birds of Europe from the latest authorities by A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. Geographical division of Aves, birds, over the world. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
who: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; William Blackwood & Sons; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited what: Thematic; Physical Atlas; Atlas Map; View when: 1856 where: World; Europe; Alps