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Morse, Jedidiah, Morse, Sidn …
Cover: Atlas Morse's School …
1820
School Atlas
Authors Morse, Jedidiah, Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edwards), 1794-1871
Full Title (Covers to) Atlas to Morse's School geography. Boston: Published by Richardson & Lord. (1820)
List No 4494A
Note Cover title. This may be earlier than our other c1820 edition: the North America map shows less Arctic development and Missouri State is in earlier form. Outline color maps in marbled paper covers with the title and publisher printed on a paste down paper label. The maps are variously engraved by N. & S.S. Jocelyn and Annin & Smith.
Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edw …
Cover: Atlas of the United S …
1823
National Atlas
Authors Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edwards), 1794-1871
Full Title (Covers to) An atlas of the United States, on an improved plan, consisting of ten maps, with a complete index to each, and a general map of the whole country. By Sidney E. Morse, A.M. New-Haven: engraved and published by N. & S.S. Jocelyn. 1823.
List No 4869A
Note Pasted on the cover is a slip with a lovely engraving of a globe with "Morse's new atlas of the United States on an improved plan..." on it.
Morse, Jedidiah, Morse, Sidn …
Cover: Modern atlas.
1828
School Atlas
Authors Morse, Jedidiah, Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edwards), 1794-1871
Full Title (Covers to) Modern atlas, adapted to Morse's School geography. Boston: Published by Richardson & Lord. Sold also by Collins & Hannay, New-York, and by booksellers generally throughout the country. 1828.
List No 0627A
Note Accompanies New system of geography. Later edition of the 1824 work. Has outline maps added, plus many changes on the political maps. In outline color and bound with blue cardboard, the title as above. List of "Morse's geographical works" with blurbs on back cover.
Murchison, Roderick Impey, S …
Geological map, England, Wal …
1843
World Atlas
Authors Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Full Title Geological map of England and Wales. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 1843. Arranged by Roderick Impey Murchison ... S.P. Woodward del. Col(oure)d. by T. Malby. J. & C. Walker sculpt. Published by Chapman & Hall 186 Strand Decr. 15th. 1843. (1844)
List No 0890.012
Note Engraved map. Geologic units hand col. Also shows railroads, canals, navigable rivers and dip of strata.
Breese, Samuel, 1802-1873, M …
Cover: North American atlas.
1845
National Atlas
Authors Breese, Samuel, 1802-1873, Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edwards), 1794-1871
Full Title (Covers to) Morse's North American atlas. Containing the following beautifully colored maps ... New York: Published by Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff Street. Entered ... 1842, by Sidney E. Morse and Samuel Breese ... New York.
List No 2301A
Note The first Cerographic Atlas of the United States. Originally Issued in three parts starting in 1842 and ending in 1845 (although Woodward states that it cannot be determined how many parts were issued, our copy indicates three parts), This copy is the 1845 edition, which is a reissue of the 1842 - 1845 edition with some changes to the maps and the addition of color. Library of Congress copy (Phillips, 1228) and this copy have no Oregon map and no separate map of Iowa, as issued. When the atlas was issued in parts (Phillips, 1383) there was an Oregon map and an Iowa map listed. However, this 1845 ed. adds 6 maps not in the 1st ed.: North America, Canada east, Canada west, Nova Scotia - New Brunswick &c., West India Islands, and Wisconsin Southern Part. Printed in full color. Bound in half leather floral textured brown cloth covered boards, titled "Morse's North American Atlas" in gilt.
Breese, Samuel, 1802-1873, M …
City of N.Y.
1845
National Atlas
Authors Breese, Samuel, 1802-1873, Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edwards), 1794-1871
Full Title City of New York. Entered ... 1842 by Sidney E. Morse and Samuel Breese ... New York. (New York: Published by Harper & Brothers, 1845)
List No 2301.011
Note Col. wax engraved map. Covers Manhattan from about 32nd Street south.
Breese, Samuel, 1802-1873, G …
Indian Terr., N. Texas, N.M.
1845
National Atlas
Authors Breese, Samuel, 1802-1873, Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850, Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edwards), 1794-1871
Full Title A map of the Indian Territory, northern Texas and New Mexico showing the great western prairies by Josiah Gregg. Entered ... 1844 by Sidney E. Morse and Samuel Breese ... New York. (New York: Published by Harper & Brothers, 1845)
List No 2301.030
Note Col. wax engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Covers also Kansas and parts of Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa. Shows villages, Indian villages, ranchos, camps, springs, ruins, sandy regions, etc. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Farnham, Thomas Jefferson, 1 …
Californias.
1845
National Atlas
Authors Farnham, Thomas Jefferson, 1804-1848
Full Title Map of the Californias by T.J. Farnham. Entered ... 1845 by Thomas J. Farnham ... New York. (New York: Published by Harper & Brothers, 1845)
List No 2301.034
Note Col. wax engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Bar scale incorrect. Covers also parts of New Mexico, Chihuahua and Sonora. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, J …
Covers: Geological, palaeont …
1854
Case Map
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title (Covers to) & Palaeontological Map Of The British Islands. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. From the Sketches & Notes of Professor Edward Forbes F.R.S. Of Kings College London & Of The Government School Of Mines. President Of The Geological Society. Physical Atlas. Geology No. 5. Plate 5. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston.
List No 0371A
Note Separately issued plate from the Physical Atlas. Printed in full color. Map is dissected into 12 sections, edged in red cloth and mounted on linen. Folds into black leather covers 28x23.5 with "Palaeontological Map Of The British Islands" stamped in gilt.
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, J …
Geological, palaeontological …
1854
Case Map
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Geological & Palaeontological Map Of The British Islands. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. From the Sketches & Notes of Professor Edward Forbes F.R.S. Of Kings College London & Of The Government School Of Mines. President Of The Geological Society. Physical Atlas. Geology No. 5. Plate 5. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston.
List No 0371.001
Note Separately issued plate from the Physical Atlas. Printed in full color. Map is dissected into 12 sections, edged in red cloth and mounted on linen. Folds into black leather covers 28x23.5 with "Palaeontological Map Of The British Islands" stamped in gilt.
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Cover: Physical atlas of nat …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title (Covers to) The physical atlas of natural phenomena by Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., F.G.S. ... A new and enlarged edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, MDCCCLVI. [The Author reserves the right of translation]
List No 0372A
Note 2nd ed., enlarged. 1st ed. was 1848. Most of the maps are lithographed in color, but some are still engraved. The 1848 ed. was entirely engraved. Maps have both hand and printed color. Covers are half red leather dark teal cloth covered boards with "Atlas." embossed on the spine in gold .
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Title Page: Physical atlas o …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title (Title Page to) The physical atlas of natural phenomena by Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., F.G.S. ... A new and enlarged edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, MDCCCLVI. [The Author reserves the right of translation]
List No 0372B
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Text Page: Physical atlas of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title (Text Page to) The physical atlas of natural phenomena by Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., F.G.S. ... A new and enlarged edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, MDCCCLVI. [The Author reserves the right of translation]
List No 0372C
Note "Preface to the second edition ... A. Keith Johnston. Edinburgh, June 1856."
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Contents: Physical atlas of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title (Contents to) The physical atlas of natural phenomena by Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., F.G.S. ... A new and enlarged edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, MDCCCLVI. [The Author reserves the right of translation]
List No 0372D
Note List of plates, 1st sheet.
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Contents: Physical atlas of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title (Contents to) The physical atlas of natural phenomena by Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., F.G.S. ... A new and enlarged edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, MDCCCLVI. [The Author reserves the right of translation]
List No 0372E
Note List of plates, 2nd sheet.
Boue, Ami, 1794-1881, Johnst …
Geological structure of glob …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Boue, Ami, 1794-1881, Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title The geological structure of the globe according to Ami Boue, with corrections and additions to 1855. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1856)
List No 0372.001
Note Hand col. lithographed map. Shows 6 geologic units. Includes an illustration "The principal mountains of the globe arranged according to geographical longitude, with elevations above the level of the sea," and 4 inset maps: Directions of the systems of mountains as they appear at Milford by E. de Beaumont -- Illustrations of the synchronism of parallel chains --(North Pole region) --(Antarctic Regions) "Geology no. 1."
Nichol, J.P.
The Physical Atlas. Notes.
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Nichol, J.P.
Full Title The Physical Atlas. A. Notes on some General Principles in Geology, and their Applications.
List No 0372F
Nichol, J.P.
The Physical Atlas. Notes. ( …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Nichol, J.P.
Full Title The Physical Atlas. A. Notes on some General Principles in Geology, and their Applications. (continued)
List No 0372G
Nichol, J.P.
The Physical Atlas. Notes. ( …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Nichol, J.P.
Full Title The Physical Atlas. A. Notes on some General Principles in Geology, and their Applications. (continued). B. The Elevation of Mountains and the Contemporaneity of Parallel Chains.
List No 0372H
Nichol, J.P.
The Physical Atlas. Notes. ( …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Nichol, J.P.
Full Title The Physical Atlas. B. The Elevation of Mountains and the Contemporaneity of Parallel Chains. (continued)
List No 0372I
Nichol, J.P.
The Physical Atlas. Notes. ( …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Nichol, J.P.
Full Title The Physical Atlas. C. Theoretical Considerations Relating to the Elevation of Mountains.
List No 0372J
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Physical Europe & Asia.
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title The physical features of Europe & Asia, showing the mountains, table-lands, plains & slopes. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1856)
List No 0372.002
Note Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. Inset maps: Rising of the island of Reguain -- Volcanic kingdom of Luzon -- Geological map of Java. Inset sections: Section of the line A.B. -- Section from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea -- Comparative view of the mean height of the continents, Comparative view of the height of the crest & of the culminating points of the great mountain chains by Baron Von Humboldt -- Section on the line C.D. -- Sections across the Himalaya. "Geology no. 2."
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Physical Features of the Old …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title The Physical Features of the Old Continent (Europe and Asia): Its Mountains, Table-Lands, Plains, and Slopes.
List No 0372K
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Physical Features of the Old …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title The Physical Features of the Old Continent (Europe and Asia): Its Mountains, Table-Lands, Plains, and Slopes. (continued)
List No 0372L
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Mountains of Europe.
1854
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title The mountain systems of Europe constructed on the basis of contour lines. From the drawings of Professor Berghaus, Berlin. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. 1st. Nov. 1854, (1856)
List No 0372.003
Note Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by contours and hachures. 6 mountain systems outlined in color. "Geology no. 3."
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
On the Mountain Systems of E …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title On the Mountain Systems of Europe.
List No 0372M
Note References the origins of the idea of using contours for relief depiction, proposed by Philippe Buache in 1752 for bathymetry. See Rumsey Historical Map Collection's Bauche atlas of 1770, entitiled, "Cartes et tables de la geographie physique ou naturelle", wherein bathymetric contours were used for the English Channel. Contours were apparently first used for terrestrial topography by M. Dupin Triel in 1784 on a map of France entitled, "New Method of Expressing Altitudes on Maps with a Memoir by M. Du Caila." Numerous additional references to further information on contours also provided.
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Alphabetical List of Abbrevi …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Alphabetical List of Abbreviations with their Explanations.
List No 0372N
Note References the origins of the idea of using contours for relief depiction, proposed by Philippe Buache in 1752 for bathymetry. See Rumsey Historical Map Collection's Bauche atlas of 1770, entitiled, "Cartes et tables de la geographie physique ou naturelle", wherein bathymetric contours were used for the English Channel. Contours were apparently first used for terrestrial topography by M. Dupin Triel in 1784 on a map of France entitled, "New Method of Expressing Altitudes on Maps with a Memoir by M. Du Caila." Numerous additional references to further information on contours also provided.
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Geological map Europe.
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871, Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871, Nicol, James, 1810-1879
Full Title Geological map of Europe, exhibiting the different systems of rocks according to the most recent researches and unedited materials, for Keith Johnston's Physical atlas, by Sir Roderick I. Murchison, D.C.L., M.A., F.R.S., F.R.S.E. & c. and James Nicol, F.R.S.E., C.S., prof. of Nat. Hist., University of Aberdeen. Engraved & printed in colours by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
List No 0372.004
Note Col. lithographed map. Shows 8 geologic units, southern limit of northern boulders, railways, etc. "Geology no. 4."
Murchison, Roderick Impey, N …
Geological Map of Europe.
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Murchison, Roderick Impey, Nicol, James
Full Title Geological Map of Europe.
List No 0372O
Murchison, Roderick Impey, N …
Geological Map of Europe. (c …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Murchison, Roderick Impey, Nicol, James
Full Title Geological Map of Europe. (continued)
List No 0372P
Note Includes descriptive index of European rocks.
Murchison, Roderick Impey, N …
Geological Map of Europe. (c …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Murchison, Roderick Impey, Nicol, James
Full Title Geological Map of Europe. (continued)
List No 0372Q
Note Includes continuation of a descriptive index of European rocks.
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, J …
Geological, palaeontological …
1854
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Geological & palaeontological map of the British Islands. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. From the sketches & notes of Professor Edward Forbes, F.R.S. of Kings College London & of the Government School of Mines, President of the Geological Society. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. 1st March 1854, (1856)
List No 0372.005
Note Col. lithographed map. Northern half covering Scotland and parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and England. Explanation on pl. 6. Includes inset of the Shetland Islands, tables, and illustrations of "Palaeozoic fishes," "Tertiary & post Tertiary Mamallia," and "Secondary reptiles." "Geology no. 5."
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Geology and Paleontology of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Full Title On the Geology and Paleontology of the British Isles. I. Table of Fossiliferous Formations in the British Islands.
List No 0372R
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Geology and Paleontology of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Full Title On the Geology and Paleontology of the British Isles. I. Table of Fossiliferous Formations in the British Islands. (continued) II. Distribution of Organized Beings in Time.
List No 0372S
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Geology and Paleontology of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Full Title On the Geology and Paleontology of the British Isles. II. Distribution of Organized Beings in Time. (continued)
List No 0372T
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, J …
Palaeontological map (Britis …
1854
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Palaeontological map (British Islands. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. From the sketches & notes of Professor Edward Forbes, F.R.S. of Kings College London & of the Government School of Mines, President of the Geological Society). Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. 1st March 1854, (1856)
List No 0372.006
Note Col. lithographed map. Southern half of "Geological & palaeontological map of the British Islands." Covers Wales and most of England and Ireland. Shows 25 geologic units. Includes notes, tables and illustrations: Types of groups of Ammonites ... after Von Buch & D'Orbigny." "Geology no. 6."
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Geology and Paleontology of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Full Title On the Geology and Paleontology of the British Isles. II. Distribution of Organized Beings in Time.
List No 0372U
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Geology and Paleontology of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Full Title On the Geology and Paleontology of the British Isles. II. Distribution of Organized Beings in Time. (continued)
List No 0372V
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Geology and Paleontology of …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854
Full Title On the Geology and Paleontology of the British Isles. II. Distribution of Organized Beings in Time. (continued)
List No 0372W
Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, J …
Composite: Geological, palae …
1854
Physical Atlas
Authors Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title (Composite of) Geological & palaeontological map of the British Islands. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.G.S. From the sketches & notes of Professor Edward Forbes, F.R.S. of Kings College London & of the Government School of Mines, President of the Geological Society. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. 1st March 1854, (1856)
List No 0372.007
Note Col. lithographed map on 2 sheets. Southern sheet entitled: Palaeontological map. Shows 25 geologic units. Includes inset of the Shetland Islands, notes, tables, and illustrations of "Palaeozoic fishes," "Tertiary & post Tertiary Mamallia," and "Secondary reptiles, " and "Types of groups of Ammonites ... after Von Buch & D'Orbigny." "Geology no. 5. ... no. 6."
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
N. & S. America physical.
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871, Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title The physical features of North & South America, showing the mountains, table-lands, plains & slopes. By A.K. Johnston, F.R.S.E. with original sections by H.D. Rogers. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
List No 0372.008
Note Two hand col. lithographed maps on 1 sheet. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Inset maps: Volcano of Jorullo. Scale (ca. 1:90,000) -- Island of Trinidad -- Table-land of Quito. Scale (ca. 1:8,000,000) -- Enlarged map of the Andes of Bolivia. Scale (ca. 1:16,000,000). Includes 4 cross sections. "Geology no. 7."
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Physical Features of America …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title The Physical Features of America: Its Mountains, Table-Lands, Plains, and Slopes. I. North America.
List No 0372X
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Physical Features of America …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title The Physical Features of America: Its Mountains, Table-Lands, Plains, and Slopes. I. North America. (continued) II. South America.
List No 0372Y
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Physical Features of America …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title The Physical Features of America: Its Mountains, Table-Lands, Plains, and Slopes. II. South America. (continued)
List No 0372Z
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1 …
Geol. map U.S.
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871, Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title Geological map of the United States and British North America, constructed from the most recent documents & unpublished materials, for Keith Johnston's Physical atlas by Professor H.D. Rogers, Boston, U.S., 1855. Engraved & printed in colours by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. (1856)
List No 0372.009
Note Col. lithographed map. Includes "A geological section across the Appalachian Mts. from the coast of New Jersey at Egg Harbour to Lake Ontario near the Niagara River, ... by Prof. Henry Darwin Rodgers (sic), U.S., 1854. Covers also Northern Mexico. "Geology no. 8."
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Geological Map of the United …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title Geological Map of the United States and British North America.
List No 0372AA
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Geological Map of the United …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title Geological Map of the United States and British North America. (continued)
List No 0372AB
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Geological Map of the United …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title Geological Map of the United States and British North America. (continued)
List No 0372AC
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Geological Map of the United …
1856
Physical Atlas
Authors Rogers, Henry Darwin
Full Title Geological Map of the United States and British North America. (continued)
List No 0372AD
Charpentier, Jean de, 1786-1 …
Alps glacier systems.
1854
Physical Atlas
Authors Charpentier, Jean de, 1786-1855, Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Full Title Illustrations of the glacier systems of the Alps and of glacial phenomena in general. From the surveys and sketches of Professor Forbes, the maps of Raymond, Weiss, Charpentier &c., by A.K. Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. 1st. November 1854. (1856)
List No 0372.010
Note Four col. maps on 1 sheet. Includes 4 inset maps and 2 diagrams. Contents: Map of the glacier system of Mont Blanc. Scale (ca. 1:120,000) -- Map of the snow-field glaciers of the Bernese Oberland. Scale (ca. 1:120,000) -- Sketch of part of the Mer de Glace of Chamouni -- Map of the limits of the erratic deposit of the valley of the Rhone by J. de Charpentier -- Eye sketch of the glacier of Miace -- Eye sketch of the glacier of Allalein in the valley of Saas -- Sketch of the glacier of Talefre -- Eye sketch of the glacier of Schonhorn near the Simplon -- Sketch showing the actual elevation of the snow line in different latitudes from the Equator to the poles -- Diagram showing the actual slope of the Mer de Glace, and its tributaries. "Geology no. 9."
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