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Buchon, J. A. C., Carey, H. …
Rivieres.
1825
National Atlas
Authors Buchon, J. A. C., Carey, H. C., Lea, I.
Full Title Carte des principales rivieres du globe. Grave par Le Gagneur, Rue du Marche-Neuf, No. 8. Fonderie et Imprimerie de J. Carez. (1825)
List No 0102.056
Note Hand colored engraved chart or "map" showing comparative river lengths. Text at sides and bottom.
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 …
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.
Johnston, A. Keith
River Systems of the World.
1852
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, A. Keith
Full Title The River Systems of the World....
List No 0370.012
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Distribution of Heat over th …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Distribution of Heat over the Globe. Isothermal lines, or lines of equal temperature.
List No 0372BA
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Distribution of Heat over th …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Distribution of Heat over the Globe. Isothermal lines, or lines of equal temperature. (continued)
List No 0372BB
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Geographical Distribution of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Geographical Distribution of Winds and Storms, with tables of Remarkable Hurricanes, from the Earliest on Record to the Present Time.
List No 0372BC
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Geographical Distribution of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Geographical Distribution of Winds and Storms, with tables of Remarkable Hurricanes, from the Earliest on Record to the Present Time. (continued)
List No 0372BD
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Geographical Distribution of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Geographical Distribution of Winds and Storms, with tables of Remarkable Hurricanes, from the Earliest on Record to the Present Time. (continued)
List No 0372BE
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.
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.
Woodbridge, William C.
The world.
1837
School Atlas
Authors Woodbridge, William C.
Full Title The World. (with) Comparative view of rivers & lakes ... Entered ... 28th day of Septr. 1821, by William C. Woodbridge ... Conn(ecticu)t. (1837?)
List No 2573.001
Note Engraved double hemisphere map with ancillary diagram and 4 ancillary maps. Continents in full hand color. Ancillary maps: Geographical divisions -- Zones -- Circles -- Parallels -- Meridians. Relief shown by hachures.
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.
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.
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.
Woodbridge, William C.
The world.
1824
School Atlas
Authors Woodbridge, William C.
Full Title The World. (By William C. Woodbridge of the state of Connecticut. 1824?)
List No 5031.001
Note Engraved map. Outline hand color. Relief shown by hachures. Ancillary maps: Comparative view of rivers and lakes ... -- Arctic regions -- Geographical divisions -- Circles -- Circles & zones.
Worcester, Joseph E.
Lengths rivers.
1826
School Atlas
Authors Worcester, Joseph E.
Full Title Comparative lengths of rivers. (Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1826)
List No 5032.010
Note Engraved chart. Hand colored. Includes note.
Desjardins, Constant
Vergleichendes Tableau der L …
1855
Separate Map
Authors Desjardins, Constant
Full Title Vergleichendes Tableau der Lange der Strome und der Grosse der Seen der Erde in geograph. Meilen zu 15 am Grad. Kartchen zur Berichtigung des wahren Laufes der Strome des Tableau mit den correspondirenden Rangs-Zahlen. Bearbeitet von Prof. Const. Desjardins. Verlag von J. Bermann. Ged., bei. L. Forster. (with 3 insets) Afrika. Europa, Asien, Nord Amerika. Sud Amerika.
List No 6843.001
Note Rare color chart framed in decorative borders. Showing comparative table of the length of the rivers and lakes of the world. The lakes and rivers of the Eastern Hemisphere are shown on the left, with lakes and rivers of the Eastern Hemisphere on the right. Includes notes, and tables indicating correct run of the currents with corresponding numbers.
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