COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Shantz, H.L.
Author:
Zon, Raphael
Date:
1923
Short Title:
Natural Vegetation. Atlas of American Agriculture.
Publisher:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher Location:
Washington, D.C.
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
48
Obj Width cm:
62
Scale 1:
8,000,000
Note:
Vegetation map based on 28 subdivisions. Includes topographic/vegetation profile along the 39th parallel which shows the variation with elevation, distance from the ocean, and aspect.
Reference:
LC United States Atlases L 130.
Country:
United States
Subject:
Agriculture
Subject:
Vegetation
Full Title:
Natural Vegetation. Grassland and Desert Shrub by H.L. Shantz, Forest Vegetation by Raphael Zon. Washington D.C. Atlas of American Agriculture.
List No:
5797.144
Page No:
(4-5)
Series No:
144
Publication Author:
Baker, Oliver Edwin
Pub Date:
1936
Pub Title:
Atlas of American Agriculture. Physical Basis including Land Relief, Climate, Soils, and Natural Vegetation of the United States. Prepared under the Supervision of O.E. Baker, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Contributions from the Weather Bureau, Willis R. Gregg, Chief; Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, H.G. Knight, Chief; Bureau of Plant Industry, Frederick D. Richey, Chief; Forest Service, F.A. Silcox, Chief; Bureau of Agricultural Economics, A.G. Black, Chief. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1936.
Pub Reference:
LC United States Atlases L 130.
Pub Note:
A spectacular color atlas of the United States exhibiting great detail in hundreds of maps, graphs, tables, and text on the full range of agricultural topics and subtopics. Bound into a single volume here, it consists of several parts often found as separates: Land Relief; Climate: Temperature, Sunshine, and Wind; Climate: Frost and the Growing Season; Climate: Precipitation and Humidity; Soils; and Natural Vegetation: Grassland and Desert Shrub, Forests.
Pub List No:
5797.000
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Pub Height cm:
49
Pub Width cm:
37
Image No:
5797144
Authors:
Shantz, H.L.; Zon, Raphael
