Isothermal chart, or view of climates & productions (1937) (Historical Map)

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Title:

Isothermal chart, or view of climates & productions (1937)
Description:

Building off his previous previous work, Woodbridge again depicts isothermal conditions. Here, he updates the way the planting information is displayed (in boxes, with horizontal text). Overall, Woodbridge notes that the figures on the chart indicate mean annual temperature of the places depicted. The dotted lines crossing the chart point out the places which have equal degrees of heat. Theres form the boundaries of the Regions distinguished by color.

What is also interesting about this map is that it appears to also be a planting calendar, suggesting what crops are best suited for each Region. These are depicted by the unbroken vertical lines reaching from each of the dotted Regional lines.
Creator:

W.C. Woodbridge
Publisher:

Belknap & Hamersley: Hartford Connecticut
Date:

1837
Format:

Scale [ca. 1:80,000,000] (W 125°--E 120°/N 74°--S 57°)
Language:

English
Type:

Atlas Map

Coverage:

World

Historical Map Item Type Metadata

Engraver:

W.C. Woodbridge
Type:

Atlas map
Collection:

Rumsey Collection
Call Number:

012025762
URL or Unique Identifier:

http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~28876~1120995
Date Published:

1837
Date Depicted:

1837
Collection: Charting the Ephemeral: The Evolution of Climate Knowledge
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Files

isothermal1837 woodbridge.jpg

Citation

W.C. Woodbridge, “Isothermal chart, or view of climates & productions (1937),” HIST 1952, accessed March 2, 2021, https://hist1952.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/230.