COLLECTION NAME:
Selections from the David Rumsey Map Collection I
Record
Filename:
00190041.jpg
Identifier:
00190041.jpg
Title:
Comparative View Of The Heights Of The Principal Mountains &c. In The World.
Creator:
Smith, Charles, fl. 1800-1822
Subject:
Mountains and Rivers
Description:
Shows the comparative heights of mountains in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, as well as the comparative heights of important places. A list of Authorities is given to the left of the title, and an Explanation shows how the system of numbering mountains and places works. A former owner has added "6225....White Mountains, N.H." to the table. This chart may be one of the earliest of its genre; it is not listed in Wolter's "Heights of Mountains..." (he lists the Thomson 1817 similar chart as the first of this type). The British Museum lists this Smith as the first chart of this kind. Interestingly, Smith's chart does not show the Himalayan Mountains; Thomson adds the Himalayan Mountains to his chart with a note about the recent publication of data on their heights. With black top and bottom sticks, and green silk edging. Full hand painted color. Reference British Museum World p 718; cf Wolter, The Heights of Mountains and The Lengths of Rivers.
Publisher:
C. Smith
Contributor:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Date:
1816
Language:
English
Rights:
Cartography Associates
Comparative View Of The Heights Of The Principal Mountains &c. In The World.
