R.G.S.: Sketch map to Illustrate Professor Abich's Paper on the Climatology of the Caucasus
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Cartographer:
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R.G.S.
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Title:
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Sketch map to Illustrate Professor Abich's Paper on the Climatology of the Caucasus
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Date:
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1851
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Published:
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London
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Width:
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8 inches / 21 cm
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Height:
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5 inches / 13 cm
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Map ref:
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RUS2533
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Description:
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Meteorological map of the Caucasus noting isothermal lines and weather stations, both constructed and projected. Ak Bulak, labeled as the centre of excessive winter cold due to an 1840 temperature reading of -46.4C, lies near the upper right hand corner. Published by John Murray for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society to accompany a paper by Hermann Abich, the "Father of Caucasian Geology".
Coloured. [RUS2533] |