{"product_id":"mountain","title":"Comparative View of the Principal Mountains and Rivers of the World - Aikman c.1850","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA. \u0026amp; C. Black’s Comparative Physical Geography (c. 1850–1860)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Physical Geography: Comparative View of the Principal Mountains and Rivers of the World \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"95\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam \u0026amp; Charles Black \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"127\"\u003eEngraver:\u003c\/b\u003e George Aikman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"151\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh, Scotland \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"179\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e c. 1850–1860 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"198\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Steel engraving with original hand-colouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Narrative: Nature Measured and Ranked\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThis striking \"comparative\" chart is a masterpiece of Victorian-era information design, capturing a time when global exploration and the classification of the natural world were at their peak. Published by the same house that managed the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"238\"\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica\u003c\/i\u003e, this print serves as a visual encyclopedia, allowing for the immediate comparison of the world's most formidable natural wonders on a single horizontal plane. It is a snapshot of geographical knowledge just before (or during) the final confirmation of Mount Everest's height, reflecting the intense scientific curiosity of the mid-19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChronicles of the Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Waterfall of Rivers\u003c\/b\u003e: On the left and across the top, the world’s major river systems—including the Amazon, Nile, and Mississippi—are \"unrolled\" into vertical lines, allowing for a direct visual ranking of their lengths from source to sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Staircase of Peaks\u003c\/b\u003e: The right side of the sheet features a staggered arrangement of the highest mountains from Asia, America, Africa, and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eScientific Annotations\u003c\/b\u003e: The chart identifies the \"Snow Line\" for various regions and includes specific landmarks, such as the highest point reached by a balloon or the \"Highest growth of Lichens\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Geography\u003c\/b\u003e: It meticulously labels legendary peaks such as \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"69\"\u003eChimborazo\u003c\/b\u003e (then thought to be the highest in the Americas) and the early surveyed giants of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"166\"\u003eHimalaya\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExpert Engraving\u003c\/b\u003e: Executed by the skilled Edinburgh engraver George Aikman, the print features crisp detail and delicate hand-colouring used to distinguish continental groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43928081301569,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/8B29CD54-7645-4D58-BD27-B090D1FE45FF.jpg?v=1778402987","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/mountain","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}