Accession No

5440

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting rainfall of the world, by Shrubss

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 1622mm; height 1358mm

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

Description Notes

Map of the world, depicting amounts of rainfall. Map is an outline, coloured in shades of blue and yellow. There are eight shades used, representing depths of rainfall. Ther is a key in the bottom left corner. On the left this is labeled:
‘Over 160 IN.
160 120”
120 80”
80 60”
60 40”
40 20”
20 10”
Under 10’
On the right the key is labelled:
‘Over 400 Cm.
400 300
300 200
200 150
150 100
100 50
50 25
Under 25 Cm.’
Pencilled grid.

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