1874 Wojeikof Map of World Rainfall Distribution

This is a c. 1874 Alexander Wojeikof map of the World detailing rain distribution. Wojeikof designates nine different zones, including Subtropical Rains, Equatorial Rains, and Tropical Rains, all of which are color coded. Two monsoon regions, the Asian Monsoon and the Australian Monsoon, appear. Arid regions, the world's deserts, are highlighted in yellow. By far the most dominant climate is labeled as 'Rains at all Seasons of the Year', which covers over half of the Northern Hemisphere.

Publication History and Census

This map was created by Alexander Wojeikof and published c. 1874. One example is cataloged in OCLC and is part of the institutional collection at Western Michigan University.