Bailly, Jean-Christophe, <br/><br/>
An atlas of geographical wonders :  comparing the world's mountains and rivers / 
Jean-Christophe Bailly, Jean-Marc Besse, Philippe Grand, Gilles Palsky. 
 - First edition. 
 - 208 pages :  illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;  29 x 32 cm 
<br/><br/> "Translation of the French edition by Michelle Bailat-Jones"--T.p. verso.  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>The great measuring of the world / Jean-Christophe Bailly -- Portraits of groups: Nineteenth-century tableaux of mountains and rivers / Gilles Palsky and Jean-Marc Besse -- Speak to the mind and the imagination: Humboldt's Tableau -- The world's highest mountains -- The world's longest rivers -- Mountains and rivers in contrast -- Thirst for comparison: Islands, lakes, waterfalls, and monuments -- Comparing scales -- The horizontal and the vertical. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781616898236 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Atlases--History--19th century.<br/>Mountain mapping--History--19th century.<br/>Stream mapping--History--19th century.<br/>Prints, European--Themes, motives.--19th century<br/>Mountains in art.<br/>Rivers in art.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GA300  / .B2513 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>911