Accession No

4824

Brief Description

botanical wall chart showing soil types on a map of the USA, by G. B. 'Herbert' Newham, English, 20th century

Origin

Cambridge, England

Maker

Newham, G. B. 'Herbert'

Class

natural history; earth sciences; prints

Earliest Date

1919

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 1336mm; height 913mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

‘Major soil types of U.S.A.’ (bottom left)

Description Notes

Botanical wall chart showing soil types on a map of the USA, by Newham, English, 20th century.
Black ink outline map of the USA, shaded according to soil type. Names of soils are marked on the map (Yellow & red soils, Laterite, Brown timber soils, prairie soils, Tschernosem, chestnut soils, arid brown soils, and Grey desert soils)
A ‘major soil boundary’ is marked down the centre of the USA.
Ref number on reverse.
Compare chart 4827, showing isotherms in the USA.

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