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| Keywords: 1826 Finley Comparative Map of the Principle Mountains of the World - Geographicus - Mountains-finley-1826.jpg This is Finley ™s attractive c 1826 map of the comparative heights of the principal mountains of the world Details the world ™s great mountains in relative proximity to one another and divided by continent Each mountain is numbered and refers to a reference list below the chart proper naming each mountain and its elevation Also notes important cities mines volcanoes and geographical locations including the Great Pyramid The highest mountain in North America is Mexico ™s Popocatepetl in South America it is Chimborazo in Europe Mont Blanc in Asia Dhaulagiri and in Africa the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Predates the discovery of Everest Kilimanjaro Mt Kenya and Mt McKinley Denali Prepared by Young and Delleker as plate no 59 in the 1826 edition of Finley ™s New General Atlas 1826 undated Size in 9 11 75 object history credit line accession number Mountains-finley-1826 <i>A New General Atlas Comprising a Complete Set of Maps representing the Grand Divisions Of The Globe</i> 1826 editon Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Anthony Finley Diagrams of mountains 1826 paintings Geographic comparison diagrams | ||||
