Accession No

5760

Brief Description

book, The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena, contemporary half morocco, gilt, large folio, by Alexander Keith Johnson, 1848

Origin

Scotland; Edinburgh; 45 George Street; and England; London; 37 Paternoster Row

Maker

Johnson, Alexander Keith [author] William Blackwood and Sons [publisher]

Class

earth sciences; natural history; meteorology; books

Earliest Date

1848

Latest Date

1848

Inscription Date

1848

Material

wood; paper (card); hide (morocco leather); thread

Dimensions

large folio; length 570mm; width 385mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Phillips International Auctioneers & Valuers, 1 Old King Street, Bath, England; BA1 2JT, on 21/06/1999. Geological Books & Specimens sale.

Inscription

on the front cover
The
Physical Atlas
of
Natural PhÆnomena

Description Notes

Book, The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena by Alexander Keith Johnson, 1848. contemporary half morocco, gilt, large folio.

Divided into geology, hydrology, meteorology and natural history

Geological Division
I. Mountain System of Europe
II. Geological Structure of the globe
III. Mountain chains of Europe and Asia
IV. Mountain chains of North America
V. Mountain chains of South America
VI. Glacier regions
VII. Phenomena of volcanic action
VIII. Comparative views of geological phenomena
IX. X. Paleontology of the British Isles

Meteorological Division
I. Humboldt’s system of isothermal lines
II. Geographical districution of currents of air.
III. Hyetographic, or rain map of the world
IV. Hyetographic, or rain map of Europe
V. Projection of lines of equal polarization

Hydrographical Division
I. Physical chart of Alantic Ocean
II. Physical chart of Indian Ocean
III. Physical chart of Pacific Ocean
IV. Tidal chart of the British Seas
V. River system of Europe and Asia
VI. River system of America

Phytological and Zoological Division
I. Geographical distribution of plants
II. Geographical distribution of cultivation of food plants
III. Distribution , &c., of Mammalia
IV. Distribution, &c., of carnivora
V. Distribution, &c., of rodentia and ruminantia
VI. Distribution, &c., of birds
VII. Distribution, &c., of reptiles
VIII. Ethnographic map of Europe
IX. Ethnographic map of British Isles

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