1835 Fullerton Comparative Mountains Chart

This is an extremely interesting takes on the comparative heights of mountains cartographic sub-genre, as it adds human achievement and buildings to the scale. Comparative mountains charts first appeared in the late 18th and early 19th century. Initially these charts focused on europe or even signal countries, but by the early 19th century the explorations of the world's great peaks had reached a point where such a chart could be composed on a global level. Covering both the eastern and western hemispheres, this chart shows not only the heights of mountains, but also compares them to important buildings, cities, and heights reached by climbing expeditions. The mountains are grouped into eastern and Western Hemisphere, Africa and British Isles. Nearer to sea level are important buildings and cities, including the pyramids, Gibraltar, the observatory at Greenwich, London, Salisbury Cathedral, among others. Published by Archibald Fullarton & Co. of Glasgow, Scotland.