Anonymous
Rivers and Mountains, 1890 c
9 x 12 in
23 x 30 cm
23 x 30 cm
WLD4759
Schematic map showing the heights of mountains and the lenghts of rivers in the late 19th century. The tallest mountain in the world on this map is on the right...
Schematic map showing the heights of mountains and the lenghts of rivers in the late 19th century.
The tallest mountain in the world on this map is on the right (eastern hemisphere), recorded at 29,002 feet. This was Mount Everest and amazingly, it was computed theoretically by Radhanath Sikhdar while working for the Great Trigonometrical Survey. The tallest mountain in the western hemisphere is shown as the volcano Ojos del Salado with a height of 22, 450 feet.
The longest river is believed to be the Mississippi.
Original colour. [WLD4759]
The tallest mountain in the world on this map is on the right (eastern hemisphere), recorded at 29,002 feet. This was Mount Everest and amazingly, it was computed theoretically by Radhanath Sikhdar while working for the Great Trigonometrical Survey. The tallest mountain in the western hemisphere is shown as the volcano Ojos del Salado with a height of 22, 450 feet.
The longest river is believed to be the Mississippi.
Original colour. [WLD4759]
