Description: A world map from 1891 showing the regions and distribution of fauna. The map is color–coded to show regions of tropical, temperate, and arctic fauna, based on lines of latitude. The districts of several "principal"e animals are outlined, including polar bear, musk ox, eider duck, grizzly bear, reindeer, puma (or American lion), turtle, monkeys, camel, elephant and rhinoceros, and the chief district of venomous serpents. Other representative species include Greenland whale, walrus, seal, bison, moose, cod, opossum, shark, condor, tapir, boa constrictor, toucan, llama, albatross, brown bear, wolf, beaver, chamois, stag, musk deer, pelican, porcupine, Angora goat, Royal tiger, yak, ape, lion, ostrich, crocodile, panther, flamingo, hippopotamus, African orang–outang, giraffe, antelope, zebra, eagle, tiger, cassowary, sperm whale, birds of paradise, emu, and kangaroo.
Place Names: A Complete Map of Globes and Multi-continent, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South Americ
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
location,
inlandWaters
Keywords: Map of the World showing the distribution of its Principal Animals, animals, wildlife, kBiodiversity, oceans,
location,
inlandWaters, Unknown, 1891
Source: Edwin J. Houston, A. M. , The Elements of Physical Geography (Philadelphia, PA: Eldredge & Brother, 1891) 131
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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