Accession No

5437

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, annual rainfall chart of the world, by Shrubbs

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 1354mm; height 845mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, in 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, from 01/1994.

Inscription

‘ANNUAL RAINFALL’ Berghaus’ Physikal Atlas No.37 ’ (bottom of chart)

Description Notes

Map of the world depicting annual rainfall. Areas marked in shades of blue. There is a key in the bottom left corner, which gives depth of rain in centimeters. There are some lines marked across the map.
Inscription runs across the bottom of the chart. ‘Annual rainfall’ is printed, ‘Berghaus’ Physikal Atlas No.37’ written.
Reference number in the bottom left corner.

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