Image:Distribution and Limits of Cultivation of the Principal Plants Useful to Mankind, 1868
From QED
Caption
Map of the World Showing the Distribution and Limits of Cultivation of the Principal Plants Useful to Mankind.
Help
For help on zooming and panning this map, see Help:Zoomify
Summary
The map shows the northern and southern limits of various types of plants, such as wheat, barley, maize, and rice.
Inset: "Chart showing the vertical range of various plants"
Note
The original version of this map dating from 1855 was in color and can be seen by clicking on thr thumbnail to the right.
Source
The Zoomify version [1] is courtesy of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse of the Florida Center for Instructional Technology.
The original source is: George W. Fitch, Outlines of Physical Geography (New York, NY: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & Company, 1868) 72.
Map Credit: Courtesy The Private Collection of Roy Winkelman.
Copyright
"Maps ETC is copyright © 2007 by the University of South Florida". See [2] for the license.
Mapping Globalization Category Queries
Links
The following pages link to this file:
