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Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-18 …
Colombie, Guyane Francaise, …
1826
World Atlas
Authors Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832, Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Full Title Carte generale de Colombie, de la Guyane Francaise, Hollandaise et Anglaise. (with) Profil de l'Amerique Meridionale de l'est a l'ouest, par M.A. de Humboldt. (with) Hauteurs comparees des villes, coupe ideale des Andes, de 21 (degrees) de latitude boreale et 13 (degrees) de lat. australe, par M.A. de Humboldt. Redigee par A. Brue, Geographe du Roi, d'apres les observations astronomiques de M. Alex. de Humboldt ... Paris, 1826. Chez l'Auteur, rue des Macons-Sorbonne, no. 9, et chez les principaux m(archan)ds de cartes geographiques.
List No 0096.064
Note Hand colored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris.
Colton, G.W.
Mountains & Rivers.
1856
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title Mountains & Rivers. Published by J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855, by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. II-No. III.
List No 0149.001
Note In full color with the mountains increasing in size from left to right and the rivers decreasing in length from left to right.
Colton, G.W.
Mountains (key)
1856
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title Principal mountains in the World. (Published by J.H. Colton & Co. 1856)
List No 0149G
Note List of principal mountains by continent or region, with elevation, name of range and country, etc. A key to pl. II-III.
Colton, G.W.
Text: Principal Rivers and L …
1865
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title (Text Page) Principal Rivers and Lakes in the World.
List No 0151.008
Colton, G.W.
Mountains and Rivers.
1865
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title Mountains & Rivers.
List No 0151.009
Note Comparative chart showing river lengths and receiving water bodies. Another portion shows relative mountain heights as grouped by continent.
Colton, G.W.
Index: Principal Mountains i …
1865
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title (Index to) Principal Mountains in the World.
List No 0151.010
Note Index showing mountain heights as grouped by continent.
Colton, G.W.
Text: Principal Rivers and L …
1869
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title (Text Page) Principal Rivers and Lakes in the World.
List No 0152.007
Colton, G.W.
Mountains and Rivers in the …
1869
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title Mountains & Rivers. Published by G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York.
List No 0152.008
Note Comparative chart showing river lengths and receiving water bodies. Another portion shows relative mountain heights and active volcanos as grouped by continent.
Colton, G.W.
Index: Principal Mountains i …
1869
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title (Index to) Principal Mountains in the World.
List No 0152.009
Note Index showing mountain heights as grouped by continent.
Finley, Anthony
Table of the Comparative Hei …
1831
Classical Atlas, World Atlas
Authors Finley, Anthony
Full Title Table of the Comparative Heights of the Principal Mountains &c. in the World ... Published by A. Finley Philada. Young & Delleker Sc.
List No 0285.062
Note Full color.
Johnson, A.J.
Mountains and Rivers. By Joh …
1864
World Atlas
Authors Johnson, A.J.
Full Title Mountains & Rivers. By Johnson and Ward. (to accompany) Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas, With Physical Geography, And With Descriptions Geographical, Statistical, And Historical ... By Richard Swainson Fisher, M.D. ... Maps Compiled, Drawn, And Engraved Under The Supervision Of J.H. Colton And A.J. Johnson. New York: Johnson And Ward, Successors To Johnson And Browning (Successors To J.H. Colton And Company,) No. 113 Fulton Street. 1864. Entered ... One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-four, by A.J. Johnson ... New York.
List No 0352.006
Note Full color A Comparative Heights of Mountains and Lengths of Rivers of North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, and British Isles. Relief shown by hachures.
Lizars, Daniel
Table of mountain chains.
1831
World Atlas
Authors Lizars, Daniel
Full Title 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?)
List No 0436D
Note Top half of table.
Lizars, Daniel
Table of mountain chains.
1831
World Atlas
Authors Lizars, Daniel
Full Title Table of mountain chains: together with the altitudes of their principal summits. (Published by D. Lizars, Edinburgh. 1831?)
List No 0436E
Note Bottom half of table.
Martin, R.M., Tallis, J. & F …
A Comparative View Of The Pr …
1851
World Atlas
Authors Martin, R.M., Tallis, J. & F.
Full Title A Comparative View Of The Principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains, In The Eastern Hemisphere. Designed & Engraved by John Rapkin. John Tallis & Company, London & New York.
List No 0466.001
Note Without color in 4 sections with a decorative border.
Martin, R.M., Tallis, J. & F …
A Comparative View Of The Pr …
1851
World Atlas
Authors Martin, R.M., Tallis, J. & F.
Full Title A Comparative View Of The Principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains, In The Western Hemisphere. Designed & Engraved by John Rapkin. John Tallis & Company, London & New York.
List No 0466.002
Note Without color in 4 sections with a decorative border.
Johnson, A.J.
Comparative Heights of Mount …
1864
World Atlas
Authors Johnson, A.J.
Full Title Johnson's Chart of Comparative Heights of Mountains and Lengths of Rivers of ... Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America.
List No 0535.005
Note Consists of five charts on one sheet.
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Heights Of The Principal Mou …
1846
World Atlas
Authors Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Full Title Heights Of The Principal Mountains In The World. Lengths Of The Principal Rivers In The World. F. Humphrys. Sculpt. Entered ... 1846, H.N. Burroughs ... Pennsylvania.
List No 0537.001
Note In full color with charts listing mountain heights and river lengths.
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Western Hemisphere.
1880
World Atlas
Authors Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Full Title Western Hemisphere. Entered ... 1879 by S. Augustus Mitchell ... Washington. (1880)
List No 0586.002
Note Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of James Cook and the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Includes inset drawings of comparative river lengths and heights in the Western Hemisphere. Includes inset maps of the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Eastern Hemisphere.
1880
World Atlas
Authors Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Full Title Eastern Hemisphere. Entered ... 1879 by S. Augustus Mitchell ... Washington. (1880)
List No 0586.003
Note Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of James Cook, Capt. Gore and the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Includes inset drawings of comparative river lengths and heights in the Eastern Hemisphere. Inset maps: Greatest mass of water -- Greatest mass of land.
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr …
Western Hemisphere.
1884
World Atlas
Authors Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr.
Full Title Western Hemisphere. Copyright by S. Augustus Mitchell 1884.
List No 0592.002
Note Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of James Cook and the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Includes inset drawings of comparative river lengths and heights in the Western Hemisphere. Includes inset maps of the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr …
Eastern Hemisphere.
1884
World Atlas
Authors Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr.
Full Title Eastern Hemisphere. Copyright by S. Augustus Mitchell 1884.
List No 0592.003
Note Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of James Cook, Capt. Gore and the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Includes inset drawings of comparative river lengths and heights in the Eastern Hemisphere. Inset maps: Greatest mass of water -- Greatest mass of land.
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Western Hemisphere.
1890
World Atlas
Authors Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Full Title Western Hemisphere. Copyright 1887 by Wm. M. Bradley & Bro. (1890)
List No 0594.002
Note Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of James Cook and the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Includes inset drawings of comparative river lengths and heights in the Western Hemisphere. Includes inset maps of the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Eastern Hemisphere.
1890
World Atlas
Authors Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Full Title Eastern Hemisphere. Copyright 1887 by Wm. M. Bradley & Bro. (1890)
List No 0594.003
Note Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of James Cook, Capt. Gore and the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Includes inset drawings of comparative river lengths and heights in the Eastern Hemisphere. Inset maps: Greatest mass of water -- Greatest mass of land.
Tanner, Henry S.
Heights Of The Principal Mou …
1836
World Atlas
Authors Tanner, Henry S.
Full Title Heights Of The Principal Mountains In The World. F. Humphrys sculpt. Published by H.S. Tanner, Philadelphia. Entered ... 1836, by H.S. Tanner ... Pennsylvania. (above neat line) Tanner's Universal Atlas.
List No 0977.069
Note In full color with length of rivers shown opposite the moutains. List of heights by country given with corresponding number on mountain ranges.
Thomson, John
Heights of mountains.
1817
World Atlas
Authors Thomson, John
Full Title 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)
List No 1007.001
Note Engraved view. Includes vertical scale with names of heights.
Andree, Richard, Times (Lond …
W., E. Hemispheres.
1895
World Atlas
Authors Andree, Richard, Times (London, England)
Full Title Western and Eastern Hemispheres. (with) Hemisphere containing greatest amount of water. (with) River systems of the World. (with) Hemisphere containing greatest amount of land. (Published at the office of "The Times," London, 1895)
List No 1010.002
Note Color map with 3 ancillary maps. Relief shown by color. Includes list of mountains with elevations.
Andree, Richard
Weltverkehrs, Meeresstromung …
1881
World Atlas
Authors Andree, Richard
Full Title Karte des Weltverkehrs und der Meeresstromungen in Mercators Projektion. (with) Schematisches Profil einiger Haupt-Berggipfel der Erde. (Richard Andree. Herausgegeben von der Geographischen Anstalt von Velhagen & Klasing in Leipzig. 1881)
List No 1494.005
Note Colored map with profile. Shows shipping routes, telegraph lines, railroads, canals, warm and cold currents, etc. "IX.1879."
Colton, G.W.
Text: Principal Rivers and L …
1886
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title (Text Page) Principal Rivers and Lakes in the World.
List No 1550.006
Colton, G.W.
Mountains and Rivers in the …
1886
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title Mountains & Rivers. Published by G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 182 William St. New York.
List No 1550.007
Note Comparative chart showing river lengths and receiving water bodies. Another portion shows relative mountain heights and active volcanos as grouped by continent.
Colton, G.W.
Index: Principal Mountains i …
1886
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title (Index to) Principal Mountains in the World.
List No 1550.008
Note Index showing mountain heights as grouped by continent.
Hammond, C.S.
Great Lakes including Canals …
1948
World Atlas
Authors Hammond, C.S.
Full Title The Northern and Northwestern Lakes including Canals and Tributary Navigable Streams.
List No 1954.110
Perrot, A. M. (Aristide Mich …
Tableau comparatif des princ …
1827
World Atlas
Authors Perrot, A. M. (Aristide Michel), 1793-1879, Vandermaelen, Philippe, 1795-1869
Full Title Tableau comparatif des principales hauteurs du globe. D'apres A.M. Perrot. (Dresse par Ph. Vandermaelen, lithographie par H. Ode. Premier partie. - Europe. Bruxelles. 1827)
List No 2212.001
Note Hand col. lithograph. Key to peaks at bottom with elevations.
Black, Adam & Charles, Hall, …
Physical Geography.
1854
World Atlas
Authors Black, Adam & Charles, Hall, Sidney, Hughes, William
Full Title Physical Geography. Edinburgh. Published by A. & C. Black. Engd. by Geo. Aikman.
List No 2305.008
Note Tinted drawing showing the comparative lengths of rivers and heights of mountains worldwide. The first text page in this volume has the legend for this sheet.
Stieler, Adolf
Fluss Und Bergkarte Von Deut …
1875
World Atlas
Authors Stieler, Adolf
Full Title Fluss Und Bergkarte Von Deutschland Und Den Anliegenden Landern entworfen u. gez. von Adolf Stieler 1820. Neue vermehrte Auflage durch Herm. Berghaus. 1857. Druck von C. Hellfarth in Gotha. Gotha: Justus Perthes 1873.
List No 2449.016
Note Map of rivers and mountains in Germany and surrouding lands in full color. Shades of green and brown are used to show elevation ranges. Map is surrounded by elevation cross sections for the Alps.
Andriveau-Goujon, J., Brugui …
Hauteur des montagnes.
1850
World Atlas
Authors Andriveau-Goujon, J., Bruguiere, Louis
Full Title 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)
List No 2486.043
Note Hand col. Vertical scale noted above. Scale and key on sides. "Atlas universel, no. 44."
Berghaus, Heinrich
Die Isothermkurven Der Nordl …
1838
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Die Isothermkurven Der Nordlichen Halbkugel. 1ste. Abtheilung: Meteorologie No. 2. Gezeichnet v. Bar, Berghaus, u. Schelle. In Potsdam Gestochen von K. Kolbe. Gotha, J. Perthes. 1838.
List No 2515.002
Note In color. Polar projection showing the isothermal lines around the North Pole and south to the equator. Drawings of the major mountain ranges and peaks included at the bottom of the map.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Erdkarte zur Ubersicht Der V …
1839
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Erdkarte zur Ubersicht Der Vertheilung des Starren und Flussigen, der Verschiedenheit der Oberflachen Gestaltung. Nebst Andeutungen zu Einer Arithmetisch-Geographischen Entwickelung der Wagerechten und Senkrechten Ausdehnungen. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 1. Gezeichnet v. F. Schelle. Gestochen v. Wilh. Jattnig in Berlin. Gotha, J. Perthes, 1839. Bearbeitet in der Geographischen Kunstschule zu Potsdam.
List No 2515.028
Note Double hemisphere map in outline color. Shows both poles and is surrounded by copious statistical data about the size of the continents, height of the tallest mountains, etc.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Bergketten In Asien Und Euro …
1842
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Bergketten In Asien Und Europa. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 2. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geogr. Kunstschule. Gotha, bei Justus Perthes, 1842.
List No 2515.029
Note Map showing the mountain ranges in Asia and Europe. In outline color with inset maps of Java, Luzon, and Reguain (an island off the coast of Burma).
Berghaus, Heinrich
Europa's Haupt-Gebirgs Syste …
1842
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Europa's Haupt-Gebirgs Systeme. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 3. Gez. u. gest. in der geograph. Kunstschule zu Potsdam. Gotha bei Justus Perthes. 1842.
List No 2515.030
Note Europe's mountain ranges are shown using a combination of contour lines and hachures. The lakes are in color with the remainder of the map in outline color.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Europa in Geologischer Bezie …
1843
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Europa in Geologischer Beziehung nach den Hauptmassen der Gebirgs-Formationen. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 4. Gotha, bei J. Perthes. 1843.
List No 2515.031
Note A geologic map of Europe showing active volcanoes, and the oldest and newest mountain ranges on the continent. In full color.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Karte von Sud-Amerika.
1843
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Karte von Sud-Amerika zur Ubersicht der Unebenheiten des Bodens. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 5. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geogr. Kunstschule. Gotha, bei Justus Perthes, 1843.
List No 2515.032
Note Map showing the topography of South America. Includes three inset maps: The southern tip of South America, the mountain region of Quito, Ecuador, and part of Bolivia. In outline color.
Berghaus, Heinrich, Humboldt …
Bergketten in Nord-Amerika.
1842
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich, Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Full Title Bergketten in Nord-Amerika. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 6. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geogr. Kunstschule. Gotha, bei Justus Perthes, 1842.
List No 2515.033
Note Map in outline color showing the mountain ranges and volcanoes in North and Central America. With two inset maps: Trinidad and a plan of the volcanoes in Jorullo (by Alexander von Humboldt). In the United States, Mts. Shasta, St. Helens, Hood, and Rainier are shown.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Specialia vom Vulkan Gurtel …
1839
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Specialia vom Vulkan Gurtel des Atlantischen Oceans. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 8. Gezeichnet von F. Schelle. Gestochen von Joh. Carl Ausfeld. Gotha, J. Perthes, 1839.
List No 2515.035
Note Thirteen maps showing volcanic activity throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean Oceans. Detailed outline colored maps are accompanied by drawings of exploding volcanoes, calderas, and volcanic mountain ranges.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Die Vulkanreihe von Guatemal …
1840
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Die Vulkanreihe von Guatemala, die Landengen von Tehuantepec, Nicaragua und Panama, und die Central Vulkane der Sud See. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 10. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geogr. Kunstschule. Gotha, bei J. Perthes, 1840.
List No 2515.037
Note Maps in outline color. Main map is of Central America. Nine inset maps detail the volcanic regions of Central America and the islands in the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. Side views of Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the isthmus of Tehuantepec are included.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Spezial-Karte vom Riesen-Geb …
1843
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Spezial-Karte vom Riesen-Gebirge. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 13. Gezeichnet u. gestochen in der geogr. Kunstschule zu Potsdam. Gotha, J. Perthes, 1843.
List No 2515.040
Note Geologic map of the Reisengebirge (or Krkonose, Karkonosze or Giant Mountains) in the Czech Republic and Poland.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Vermischtes zur Geologie.
1844
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Vermischtes zur Geologie. 3te Abtheilung: Geologie, No. 15. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geogr. Kunstschule. Gotha, bei J. Perthes, 1844.
List No 2515.042
Note Miscellaneous geological maps, charts, and information. Some color. Maps include the Quito Plateau, the Himalayas, and the crater on Java. The heights of the Himalayan mountains are shown.
Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-18 …
Nle. Grenade, Venezuela, Equ …
1836
World Atlas
Authors Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832, Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859, Picquet, C.
Full Title Carte des republiques de la Nle. Grenade, de Venezuela et de l'Equateur formees de l'ancien Etat de Colombie, et des Guyanes Francaise, Hollandaise et Anglaise. (with) Profil de l'Amerique Meridionale de l'est a l'ouest, par M.A. de Humboldt. (with) Hauteurs comparees des villes, coupe ideale des Andes, de 21 (degrees) de latitude boreale et 13 (degrees) de lat. australe, par M.A. de Humboldt. Redigee par A. Brue, Geographe du Roi. Revue et augmentee par Ch. Picquet, Geographe du Roi et du Duc d'Orleans. Paris, 1836. Chez Chles. Picquet, Quai Conti No. 17, pres du Pont des Arts.
List No 2741.064
Note Hand colored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. In embossed seal: Propriete acquise en 1835.
Dower, John Nicaragua, Teesd …
Principal Mountains and Rive …
1844
World Atlas
Authors Dower, John Nicaragua, Teesdale, Henry
Full Title A Comparative View of the Heights of the Principal Mountains and Lengths of the Principal Rivers in the World. London: Published by Henry Teesdale & Co. Drawn & Engraved by J. Dower, Pentonville, London. (1844)
List No 2745.046
Note Engraved. Comparative artful diagram showing dozens of river lengths and mountain heights. Names, locations, lengths, and heights included. Selected cities also shown.
Fullarton, A. & Co.
World in Hemispheres.
1872
World Atlas
Authors Fullarton, A. & Co.
Full Title The World in Hemispheres with Comparative Views of the Heights of the Principal Mountains and Basins of the principal Rivers on the Globe. I. By G.H. Swanston. Published by A. Fullarton & Co. Edinburgh, London & Dublin.
List No 3007.001
Note In full color. The hemispheres are surrounded by numerous lakes and basins around the world as well as the comparative views of the heights of the mountains.
Stein, Christ. Gottfr. Dan.
Hemisphaeren.
1865
World Atlas
Authors Stein, Christ. Gottfr. Dan.
Full Title Hemisphaeren. Entworfen und gezeichnet von G. Heck. Gestochen von R. Schmidt u. H. Eberhardt. J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, Leipzig. (1865)
List No 3134.001
Note Hand colored double hemisphere map. Relief shown by hachures. Insets: Nordliche Hemisphare -- Nordliche Polar-Lander -- Hemisphare f.d. grosste Landermasse -- Sudliche Hemisphare -- Sudliche Polar-Laender -- Hemisphare f.d. grosste Wassermasse -- Querprofil durch Nordamerica in der Richtung d. 35 (degrees) n. B. -- Langenprofil durch Europa in der Richtung d. 30 (degrees) ostl. L. -- Querprofil durch Sudamerika, in der Richtung des 15 (degrees) sudl. Be -- Langenprofil durch Mittelasien, in der Richtung d. 100 (degrees) ostl. Le. Prime meridian: Ferro. "Stein, Neuer Atlas der ganzen Erde."
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