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Colton, G.W.
Rivers and Lakes (key)
1856
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title Principal rivers and lakes in the World. (Published by J.H. Colton & Co. 1856)
List No 0149H
Note List of principal rivers and lakes by continent or region, with lengths and areas, etc. A key to pl. IV.
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.
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.
Finley, Anthony
Table of the Comparative Len …
1831
Classical Atlas, World Atlas
Authors Finley, Anthony
Full Title Table of the Comparative Lengths of the Principal Rivers throughout the World ... Published by A. Finley Philada. Young & Delleker Sc.
List No 0285.061
Note Full color by continent.
Society for the Diffusion of …
Map of the principal rivers: …
1834
World Atlas
Authors Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Full Title A map of the principal rivers shewing their courses, countries, and comparative lengths. Engraved by Thos. Starling, Wilmington Square, London. Published by Baldwin & Cradock, 47 Paternoster Row, under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, April 1st. 1834. (London: Chapman & Hall, 1844)
List No 0890.159
Note Engraved map with 2 insets. Relief shown by hachures. Coastal waters and lakes hand col. Includes table of rivers with lengths.
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., Fisher, Richar …
World Land and Co-Tidal Land …
1858
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W., Fisher, Richard Swainson
Full Title The World Illustrating the Principal Features of the Land and the Co-Tidal Lines. The World Showing the Principal Ocean Currents and Boundaries of River Systems.
List No 1690.014
Note Two maps on one sheet.
Wyld, James, 1812-1887
Table of the Comparative Len …
1864
World Atlas
Authors Wyld, James, 1812-1887
Full Title Table of the Comparative Lengths of the Principal Rivers in the World. Compiled and Drawn in the Quarter Master Generals Department. By James Wyld. London, Published by James Wyld (Successor to Mr. Faden) Charing Cross East. (to accompany) An Atlas of the World, Comprehending Separate Maps of its various Countries, Constructed & drawn from the latest Astronomical & Geographical Observations. By James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty and H. Late R.H. Prince Albert. London. Published by James Wyld (Successor to Mr. Faden) Charing Cross East. 1864.
List No 2225.007
Note Printed without color. Includes reference to the name, location and lengths of the rivers in the world. A late edition of this atlas, published as early as 1836 (see our copy). Several new maps of Australia and South Africa are added and the other maps have been updated to show railroad development. The American maps have been updated, but inadequately so in the West - the River Buenaventura is still flowing out of Salt Lake on the Mexico Map. Half leather cloth-covered boards with stamped title "Wyld's General Atlas" on cover in gold. Maps in color.
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus, W …
World hemispheres.
1870
State Atlas, World Atlas
Authors Mitchell, Samuel Augustus, Williams, W. (Wellington)
Full Title The World in hemispheres. With other projections &c. &c. Constructed and engraved by W. Williams, Philadelphia. Entered ... 1867 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. ... Pennsylvania. (1870)
List No 2483.001
Note Hand colored double hemisphere map. Relief shown by hachures. Insets: The World on a polar projection -- North Polar Region -- Land and water hemispheres. Includes chart showing lengths of rivers.
Stieler, Adolf, Stulpnagel, …
Europa zur Uebersicht der Fl …
1850
World Atlas
Authors Stieler, Adolf, Stulpnagel, F.v.
Full Title No. X. Stieler's Hand-Atlas No. 11. Europa zur Uebersicht der Flussgebiete und Hohenzuge nach A. Stieler's Entwurf gez vom Hptm. v. Stulpnagel.
List No 2507.049
Note Revision of 1839 edition.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Asia-Europa, in Beziehung au …
1841
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Asia-Europa, in Beziehung auf das Fliessende, und seine Vertheilung in Stromgebiete. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 7. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geograph. Kunstschule. Gotha bei J. Perthes. 1841.
List No 2515.018
Note Map shows the drainage into the oceans and seas of the different areas in Europe and Asia. In outline color.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Stromgebiete Der Neuen Welt.
1842
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Stromgebiete Der Neuen Welt. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 8. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geogr. Kunstschule. Gotha, bei Justus Perthes. 1842.
List No 2515.019
Note Maps of North America and South America showing the draining basins of each continent. In full color. An accompanying table lists the lenghts of the longest rivers around the world.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Ubersicht der bekannteren Ga …
1839
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Ubersicht der bekannteren Gabeltheilungen des Stromenden Wassers. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 9. Potsdam, bearbeitet in der geographischen Kunstschule. Gotha, J. Perthes. 1839.
List No 2515.020
Note Nine uncolored maps showing the more well-known rivers of the world.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Vermischtes zur Hydrographie …
1843
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Vermischtes zur Hydrographie: Schwankungen des Ostsee Standes, Strom Neigungen, &c. &c. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 10. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geogr. Kunstschule. Gotha, bei Justus Perthes. 1843.
List No 2515.021
Note Numerous charts showing miscellaneous hydrographic information about the rivers of Europe.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Hydro-Historische Darstellun …
1837
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Hydro-Historische Darstellung vom Zustande der Elbe in dem Halbjahrhundert 1731-1780. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 11. Nach Berghaus' Entwurf gez. von G. Haase. Gestochen von K. Kolbe. Gotha, J. Perthes. 1837.
List No 2515.022
Note Historical chart of the Elbe River including average and high water level, as well as the ice levels.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Hydro-Historische Ubersicht …
1837
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Hydro-Historische Ubersicht vom Zustande der Elbe in dem Halbjahrhundert 1781-1830. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 12. Nach Berghaus' Entwurf gez. von G. Haase. Gestochen von K. Kolbe. Gotha, J. Perthes. 1837.
List No 2515.023
Note Historical chart of the Elbe River including average and high water level, as well as the ice levels.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Hydro-Historische Ubersicht …
1838
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Hydro-Historische Ubersicht vom Zustande der Oder in dem Halbjahrhundert 1781-1830. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 13. Nach Berghaus' Entwurf gez. von G. Haase. Gestochen von K. Kolbe. Gotha, J. Perthes. 1837.
List No 2515.024
Note Historical chart of the Oder River including average and high water level, as well as the ice levels.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Vergleichende Ubersicht Vom …
1841
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Vergleichende Ubersicht Vom Zustande Des Rheins, Der Weser, Der Elbe Und Oder, Wahrend Der Zehn Jahre Von 1831-1840. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 14. Gez. u. gest. in der geograph. Kunstschule zu Potsdam. Gotha bei Justus Perthes. 1841.
List No 2515.025
Note A chart comparing four German rivers, the Rhine, Weser, Elbe and Oder.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Die Deutschen Strome Rhein, …
1838
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Die Deutschen Strome Rhein, Elbe, Oder, nach ihrem Verhalten Innerhalb Eines Jahres, gegrundet auf die Beobachtungen der Pegel zu Emmerich, Koln, Magdeburg, Dresden, Kustrin. Nebst der Darstellung von dem Fahresstande dieser Strome seit 1728 &c. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 15. Entw.und gez. von H. Berghaus. Gest. von K. Kolbe. Gotha, J. Perthes. 1838.
List No 2515.026
Note Statistical information about three large German rivers.
Berghaus, Heinrich
Hydrographisches Tableau Der …
1842
World Atlas
Authors Berghaus, Heinrich
Full Title Hydrographisches Tableau Der Weser, Weichsel, Und Des Memelstroms. 2te Abtheilung: Hydrographie, No. 16. Potsdam, gez. u. gest. in der geograph. Kunstschule. Gotha bei Justus Perthes. 1842.
List No 2515.027
Note Statistical information about three large German rivers.
Wyld, James, 1790-1836, Thom …
Table of the Comparative Len …
1824
World Atlas
Authors Wyld, James, 1790-1836, Thomson, John
Full Title Table of the Comparative Lengths of the Principal Rivers in the World. Drawn by Wyld. Hewitt,Sc. Buckingham Place... (to accompany) A General Atlas, Containing Maps illustrating some important periods in Ancient History, and distinct Maps of the several Empires, Kingdoms and States In The World, From Original Drawings according to the latest Treaties by J. Wyld and Engraved by N.R. Hewitt. Edinburgh, Printed for John Thomson & Co for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, London & John Cumming, Dublin.
List No 2713.021
Note This table includes a reference indicating the mouth, course and length of the rivers in the world. The atlas is the second edition and includes the extra map of the Arctic and two extra maps of Australia. The text adds a section on Voyages of Discovery. Two additional maps are laid in, one of South America, the other of Mexico. Half leather paper-covered boards with label pasted on front printed with title.
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Grandes rivieres (France)
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title Grandes rivieres qui se jettent dans la mer (France). Avec privilege du Roi. (1693)
List No 3658.034
Note Engraved map. Province and subdivision boundaries hand colored. Shows city and river names. Includes columns of text in side margins and blank ornamental cartouche. Prime meridian: Ferro. On verso "30" and title "Grandes rivieres qui se jettent dans la mer."
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Grandes rivieres (France - o …
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title Grandes rivieres qui se jettent dans la mer (France. 1693)
List No 3658.035
Note Engraved map. Province and subdivision boundaries hand colored. Outline map showing locations of cities and rivers, to be filled in by student. Prime meridian: Ferro. On verso "31" and title "Grandes rivieres qui se jettent dans la mer."
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Petites rivieres (France)
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title Petites rivieres qui se jettent dans la mer (France). Avec privilege du Roi. (1693)
List No 3658.036
Note Engraved map. Province and subdivision boundaries hand colored. Shows city and river names. Prime meridian: Ferro. On verso "32."
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Petites rivieres (France - o …
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title Petites rivieres qui se jettent dans la mer (France. 1693)
List No 3658.037
Note Engraved map. Province and subdivision boundaries hand colored. Outline map showing location of cities and rivers, to be filled in by student. Prime meridian: Ferro. On verso "33" and title "Petites rivieres qui se jettent dans la mer."
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Rivieres (France)
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title Rivieres qui se jettent dans les 6. grandes (France). Avec privilege du Roi. (1693)
List No 3658.038
Note Engraved map. Province and subdivision boundaries hand colored. Shows city and river names. Prime meridian: Ferro. On verso "34" and title "Rivieres qui se jettent dans les 6. grandes."
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Rivieres (France - outline)
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title Rivieres qui se jettent dans les 6. grandes (France. 1693)
List No 3658.039
Note Engraved map. Province and subdivision boundaries hand colored. Outline map showing city and river names, to be filled in by student. Prime meridian: Ferro. On verso "35" and title "Rivieres qui se jettent dans les 6. grandes."
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
(Rivieres d'Allemagne)
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title (Rivieres d'Allemagne. 1693)
List No 3658.067
Note Engraved map. Boundaries in outline hand color. Relief shown pictorially. Major rivers with names added in pen-and-ink. Title from table of contents. "94" on verso.
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
(Source des rivieres d'Allem …
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title (Source des rivieres d'Allemagne. 1693)
List No 3658.068
Note Engraved map. Boundaries in outline hand color. Relief shown pictorially. Major rivers with names and descriptive notes added in pen-and-ink. Title from table of contents. "95" on verso.
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
(Villes, rivieres d'Allemagn …
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title (Villes situees sur les rivieres d'Allemagne. 1693)
List No 3658.069
Note Engraved map. Boundaries in outline hand color. Relief shown pictorially. Major cities and rivers added in pen-and-ink. Title from table of contents. "96" on verso.
Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
(Villes, rivieres d'Allemagn …
1693
Manuscript Map, World Atlas
Authors Dangeau, abbe de, 1643-1723
Full Title (Villes situees sur les rivieres d'Allemagne. 1693)
List No 3658.070
Note Engraved map. Boundaries in outline hand color. Relief shown pictorially. Major cities and rivers added in pen-and-ink. Title from table of contents. "97" on verso.
Lucas, Fielding Jr.
Comparative Lengths of the P …
1823
World Atlas
Authors Lucas, Fielding Jr.
Full Title Comparative Lengths of the Principal Rivers throughout the World. B.T. Welch & Co. Sc. Drawn & Published by F. Lucas Jr. Baltimore
List No 4584.002
Note Full color with length of rivers given in miles. Chart broken down into four regions: American, European, Asiatic, and African.
Colton, G.W.
Text Page: Principal Rivers …
1874
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title (Text Page) Principal Rivers and Lakes in the world.
List No 4587.007
Note Index showing rivers and lakes in the world as grouped by continent.
Colton, G.W.
Mountains and Rivers of the …
1874
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title Mountains & Rivers.
List No 4587.008
Note Comparative chart showing river lengths and receiving water bodies. Another portion shows relative mountain heights and active volcanos as grouped by continent.
Arrowsmith, John
The River Niger.
1844
World Atlas
Authors Arrowsmith, John
Full Title The River Niger Shewing the Course of the Expedition under Captain Trotter in 1841. (with) The Lower Course of the River Niger as far as it was ascended in the Expedition under Captn. Trotter R.N. 1841. London, Pubd. 17 April 1843, by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square.
List No 4613.054
Note In outline color with the river highlighted in blue.
Meyer, Joseph, 1796-1856
Strome der Erde.
1860
World Atlas
Authors Meyer, Joseph, 1796-1856
Full Title Vergleichende Ubersicht der grossten Strome der Erde nach ihrer Lauflange geordnet mit Angabe ihrer Quellen, Mundungen, Nebenflusse und Hauptuferplatze ... (Grosser Hand-Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde in 170 Karten. Herausgegeben von J. Meyer. Hildburghausen Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1860)
List No 4807.001
Radefeld, Carl Christian Fra …
Flusskarte, Asien.
1848
World Atlas
Authors Radefeld, Carl Christian Franz, 1788-1874
Full Title Flusskarte von Asien. Nach den besten Quellen. Entw. u. gez. vom Major Radefeld. 1848. Stich, Druck und Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts in Hildburghausen, (1860)
List No 4807.101
Note Engraved map. Coasts and rivers hand col. Includes table of river lengths. "Meyer's Handatlas No. 120." Prime meridians: Paris and Ferro.
Radefeld, Carl Christian Fra …
Stromgebiet, Nordamerica.
1847
World Atlas
Authors Radefeld, Carl Christian Franz, 1788-1874
Full Title Stromgebiet von Nordamerica. Nach den besten Quellen entworfen und gezeichnt. vom Hauptm. Radefeld. 1847. Stich, Druk und Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts zu Hildburghausen, (1860)
List No 4807.126
Note Engraved map. Hydrographic basin boundaries hand col. "Meyer's Handatlas Supplm. 10, No. 110." Prime meridian: Paris.
Colton, G.W.
Text: Principal Rivers and l …
1866
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title (Text Page) Principal Rivers and Lakes in the world.
List No 4825.007
Colton, G.W.
Mountains and Rivers.
1866
World Atlas
Authors Colton, G.W.
Full Title Mountains & Rivers. Published by G.W. & C.B. Colton, No. 172 William St., New York.
List No 4825.008
Note Comparative chart showing river lengths and receiving water bodies. Another portion shows relative mountain heights as grouped by continent.
Johnson, A.J.
Ocean Currents and the Great …
1886
World Atlas
Authors Johnson, A.J.
Full Title Johnson's Ocean Currents and the Great River Basins of The World by Prof. A. Guyot. Published by A. J. Johnson, New York. Johnson's World, Showing the Distribution of the Temperature of the Air, By Prof. A. Guyot. Published by A. J. Johnson, New York. 9. 10. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by A.J. Johnson in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
List No 4828.016
Note Two engraved color maps, and two small world inset maps showing seasonal temperatures.
Stieler, Adolf
Europa zur Uebersicht der Fl …
1852
World Atlas
Authors Stieler, Adolf
Full Title No. X. Stieler's Hand-Atlas No. 11. Europa zur Uebersicht der Flussgebiete und Hohenzuge nach A. Stieler's Entwurf gez vom Hptm. v. Stulpnagel.
List No 4973.047
Note Revision of 1839 edition.
Edward Stanford Ltd., Stanfo …
Hydrographical map, British …
1901
World Atlas
Authors Edward Stanford Ltd., Stanford, Edward
Full Title A hydrographical map of the British Isles. (with) Diagram showing the comparative fall of the principal rivers of the British Isles. London atlas series. Stanford's Geographical Establishment. London : Edward Stanford, 12, 13 & 14, Long Acre, W.C. (1901)
List No 5075.009
Note Full color. Relief shown by spot heights. Shows system of drainage, river basins with square miles, main streams, fishing stations, canals, etc. Includes explanation.
Letts, Son & Co.
Watershed map England, Wales …
1883
World Atlas
Authors Letts, Son & Co.
Full Title Watershed map of England & Wales. No. 1. Letts's popular atlas. Letts, Son & Co. Limited, London. (1883)
List No 5371.008
Note Colored map. Sheet 1 of 6. Relief shown by hachures. Shows cities and towns, railroads, etc. Includes table of stream names, length, tributaries and watershed area. Explanation on sheet no. 6 (p. 14)
Letts, Son & Co.
Watershed map England, Wales …
1883
World Atlas
Authors Letts, Son & Co.
Full Title Watershed map of England & Wales. No. 2. Letts's popular atlas. Letts, Son & Co. Limited, London. (1883)
List No 5371.009
Note Colored map. Sheet 2 of 6. Relief shown by hachures. Shows cities and towns, railroads, etc. Includes table of stream names, length, tributaries and watershed area. Explanation on sheet no. 6 (p. 14)
Letts, Son & Co.
Watershed map England, Wales …
1883
World Atlas
Authors Letts, Son & Co.
Full Title Watershed map of England & Wales. No. 3. Letts's popular atlas. Letts, Son & Co. Limited, London. (1883)
List No 5371.010
Note Colored map. Sheet 3 of 6. Relief shown by hachures. Shows cities and towns, railroads, etc. Includes table of stream names, length, tributaries and watershed area. Explanation on sheet no. 6 (p. 14)
Letts, Son & Co.
Watershed map England, Wales …
1883
World Atlas
Authors Letts, Son & Co.
Full Title Watershed map of England & Wales. No. 4. Letts's popular atlas. Letts, Son & Co. Limited, London. (1883)
List No 5371.011
Note Colored map. Sheet 4 of 6. Relief shown by hachures. Shows cities and towns, railroads, etc. Includes table of stream names, length, tributaries and watershed area. Explanation on sheet no. 6 (p. 14)
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