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REFINE  Browse All : Physical by Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 of Europe 1-8 of 8 Johnston, Alexander Kei... On the Mountain Systems... 1856 Physical Atlas   Author Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 Note References the origins of the idea of using contours for relief depiction, proposed by Philippe Buache in 1752 for bathymetry. See Rumsey Historical Map Collection's Bauche atlas of 1770, entitiled, "Cartes et tables de la geographie physique ou naturelle", wherein bathymetric contours were used for the English Channel. Contours were apparently first used for terrestrial topography by M. Dupin Triel in 1784 on a map of France entitled, "New Method of Expressing Altitudes on Maps with a Memoir by M. Du Caila." Numerous additional references to further information on contours also provided. Johnston, Alexander Kei... Physical Features of th... 1856 Physical Atlas   Author Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 Johnston, Alexander Kei... Physical Features of th... 1856 Physical Atlas   Author Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 Johnston, Alexander Kei... Mountains of Europe. 1854 Physical Atlas   Author Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 Note Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by contours and hachures. 6 mountain systems outlined in color. "Geology no. 3." Johnston, Alexander Kei... Physical Europe & Asia. 1856 Physical Atlas   Author Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 Note Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. Inset maps: Rising of the island of Reguain -- Volcanic kingdom of Luzon -- Geological map of Java. Inset sections: Section of the line A.B. -- Section from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea -- Comparative view of the mean height of the continents, Comparative view of the height of the crest & of the culminating points of the great mountain chains by Baron Von Humboldt -- Section on the line C.D. -- Sections across the Himalaya. "Geology no. 2." Murchison, Roderick Imp... Geological Map of Europ... 1856 Physical Atlas   Author Murchison, Roderick Impey Note Includes continuation of a descriptive index of European rocks. Murchison, Roderick Imp... Geological Map of Europ... 1856 Physical Atlas   Author Murchison, Roderick Impey Note Includes descriptive index of European rocks. Murchison, Roderick Imp... Geological Map of Europ... 1856 Physical Atlas   Author Murchison, Roderick Impey 1-8 of 8

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