Land and Water Hemispheres: Rand McNally & Co., 1899
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Title: Land and Water Hemisphere
- Author: Rand McNally & Co.
- Date: 1899
- Condition: Very Good - Age related wear, remnants of previous binding
- Inches: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 17.14 x 13.97 [Paper]
- Product ID: 308562
This small but detailed map presents the "Land Hemisphere" and "Water Hemisphere" in two side-by-side globes, illustrating Earth's greatest land and water concentrations, respectively. The bottom section charts the comparative heights of the world's principal mountains, listing names and elevations in feet above sea level. Key geographic features and continental outlines are clearly labeled, and the equator and prime meridian are marked on both hemispheres. The map’s visuals highlight both global land-water distribution and major mountain elevations for the era.
A map of the hemispheres on the verso shows comparative Lengths of the Principal rivers in Statute miles.
Background on Creator
In 1856, William H. Rand opened a Chicago print shop, hiring Irish immigrant Andrew McNally as a printer two years later. They established a relationship with the Chicago Tribune’s predecessor, soon taking over its printing operation in full. Eventually, in 1868 Rand, McNally, and Rand’s nephew George Amos Poole bought out the Tribune and founded Rand, McNally & Co. Now with significant printing experience under their belt, the three men embarked on several publishing endeavors, capitalizing on the massive success of Chicago’s railroad industry by printing tickets, timetables, and railroad guides. Rand, McNally & Co.’s cartographic enterprise began as an offshoot of their existing publishing business; it was not until 1872 that the company printed its first map, a wax engraving that appeared in the company’s December Railroad Guide. Thanks to the low cost and ease of production associated with wax engravings, the firm quickly became the largest commercial publisher in the United States and to this day continues to produce quality atlases, maps, and globes.
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Title: Land and Water Hemisphere
- Author: Rand McNally & Co.
- Date: 1899
- Condition: Very Good - Age related wear, remnants of previous binding
- Inches: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 17.14 x 13.97 [Paper]
- Product ID: 308562
This small but detailed map presents the "Land Hemisphere" and "Water Hemisphere" in two side-by-side globes, illustrating Earth's greatest land and water concentrations, respectively. The bottom section charts the comparative heights of the world's principal mountains, listing names and elevations in feet above sea level. Key geographic features and continental outlines are clearly labeled, and the equator and prime meridian are marked on both hemispheres. The map’s visuals highlight both global land-water distribution and major mountain elevations for the era.
A map of the hemispheres on the verso shows comparative Lengths of the Principal rivers in Statute miles.
Background on Creator
In 1856, William H. Rand opened a Chicago print shop, hiring Irish immigrant Andrew McNally as a printer two years later. They established a relationship with the Chicago Tribune’s predecessor, soon taking over its printing operation in full. Eventually, in 1868 Rand, McNally, and Rand’s nephew George Amos Poole bought out the Tribune and founded Rand, McNally & Co. Now with significant printing experience under their belt, the three men embarked on several publishing endeavors, capitalizing on the massive success of Chicago’s railroad industry by printing tickets, timetables, and railroad guides. Rand, McNally & Co.’s cartographic enterprise began as an offshoot of their existing publishing business; it was not until 1872 that the company printed its first map, a wax engraving that appeared in the company’s December Railroad Guide. Thanks to the low cost and ease of production associated with wax engravings, the firm quickly became the largest commercial publisher in the United States and to this day continues to produce quality atlases, maps, and globes.
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$15.75Description
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Title: Land and Water Hemisphere
- Author: Rand McNally & Co.
- Date: 1899
- Condition: Very Good - Age related wear, remnants of previous binding
- Inches: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 17.14 x 13.97 [Paper]
- Product ID: 308562
This small but detailed map presents the "Land Hemisphere" and "Water Hemisphere" in two side-by-side globes, illustrating Earth's greatest land and water concentrations, respectively. The bottom section charts the comparative heights of the world's principal mountains, listing names and elevations in feet above sea level. Key geographic features and continental outlines are clearly labeled, and the equator and prime meridian are marked on both hemispheres. The map’s visuals highlight both global land-water distribution and major mountain elevations for the era.
A map of the hemispheres on the verso shows comparative Lengths of the Principal rivers in Statute miles.
Background on Creator
In 1856, William H. Rand opened a Chicago print shop, hiring Irish immigrant Andrew McNally as a printer two years later. They established a relationship with the Chicago Tribune’s predecessor, soon taking over its printing operation in full. Eventually, in 1868 Rand, McNally, and Rand’s nephew George Amos Poole bought out the Tribune and founded Rand, McNally & Co. Now with significant printing experience under their belt, the three men embarked on several publishing endeavors, capitalizing on the massive success of Chicago’s railroad industry by printing tickets, timetables, and railroad guides. Rand, McNally & Co.’s cartographic enterprise began as an offshoot of their existing publishing business; it was not until 1872 that the company printed its first map, a wax engraving that appeared in the company’s December Railroad Guide. Thanks to the low cost and ease of production associated with wax engravings, the firm quickly became the largest commercial publisher in the United States and to this day continues to produce quality atlases, maps, and globes.
