Description: A physical map of Europe from 1916 showing color–coded elevations and water depths for the area extending from Iceland to the natural boundary between Europe and Asia (Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea), and the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean Sea. Land elevation colors range from below sea level to over 6000 feet, and water depth colors range from sea level to below 1000 fathoms. Navigable rivers, bodies of water, mountain systems, and major landform and coastal features are shown. The map also shows averaged isothermal lines in degrees Fahrenheit for January and July across Europe.
Place Names: A Complete Map of Europe, Iceland, Scandinavian Peninsula, Arctic Ocean, Kola Peninsula, Gulf of Bothnia, Ural Mountains, North Sea, British Isles, Pyrenees, Bay of Biscay, Alps, Apennines, Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Balkan Mountains, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Caucasus Mountains, Carpathian Mountains
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries,
inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere,
elevation,
transportation
Keywords: Physical Map of Europe, physical, political, meteorological, hydrological, isothermal lines, kClimate, physical features,
topographical, country borders, temperature, water depths, boundaries,
inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere,
elevation,
transportation, Polyconic, 1916
Source: , Hammond's Business Atlas of Economic Geography (New York, NY: C.S. Hammond and Co., 1919) 9
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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