Normal annual precipitation map of the United States

Added title from printed labels pasted on verso: Rainfall, United States.
"Data for United States compiled from Bulletin W, U.S. Weather Bureau by Eugene Van Cleef."
"Data for Canada from the Canadian Meteorological Service."
"Data for areas outside of the United States and Canada from Bartholomew’s Atlas of meteorology."
"Base map by J. Paul Goode."
Keyed to color-coded "scale of precipitation" in centimeters and inches.
Scale 1:3,015,936.
Relief shown with contour lines and spot heights.
Prime meridian: Greenwich.
Polyconic projection.
"76.2 C 101.6 C"
Sectioned into 28 panels (each 29 x 24 cm.)
Accompanied by undated Rand McNally sales brochure including a photo portrait of Van Cleef ([4] pages ; 16 cm): Van Cleef's rainfall map of the United States.
Reviewed by R. DeC. Ward in the American Geographical Society's Geographical Review (v. 7, no. 4, April 1919), p. 269-270.
Copies of sales brochure and journal review available in Newberry Library Map Information File.

Original Collection:

Rand McNally Collection (Newberry Library)

Citation

Van Cleef, Eugene, "Normal Annual Precipitation Map of the United States" (Chicago ; New York : Rand McNally & Co., 1915). Map5C G3701.C88 1915 .V36

Newberry Call Number:

map5C G3701.C88 1915 .V36

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Geographic Area Covered:

United States

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map : color, dissected and mounted on linen ; 107 x 158 cm., folded in cover to 29 x 25 cm.

Digital Image Rights Holder:

Newberry Library

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