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Weather map of the United States, depicting the cyclonic storm that prevailed on Oct. 8, 1871, the day of the Peshtigo, Wis. and Chicago fires. Prepared from observations made by the observers of t...
Weather map of the United States, depicting the cyclonic storm that prevailed on Oct. 8, 1871, the day of the Peshtigo, Wis. and Chicago fires. Prepared from observations made by the observers of the Signal Service, U.S. Army, at 5:35 pm CST, October 8, 1871.
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- Weather map, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- October 8, 1871 weather map
- Title supplied by cataloger: [Map showing the great cyclonic storm that prevailed on the day of the Chicago and Peshtigo fires]
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- Maps, Atlases
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- [Washington, D.C.?] : [Weather Bureau], [1871?]
- Physical Details
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- 1 map ; 32 x 42 cm, on sheet 36 x 45 cm
- OCLC
- ocn422762875, ocn422765143
- Cartographic Data
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Scale not given
- "Map A 1"--Upper left corner.
- Continuous lines are isobars, dashed lines are isotherms, arrows point in the direction the wind is blowing, wind velocities are given in miles per hour, and circular symbols indicate clear or cloudy skies.
- Appears in: Wisconsin magazine of History, v.11, no.1, Sept. 1927. Page 100.
- Also available on the Internet.
Subjects
- Meteorology -- United States -- Maps.
- Winds -- United States -- Observations -- Maps.
- Forest fires -- Wisconsin -- Peshtigo Region -- History -- 19th century -- Maps.
- Great Fire, Peshtigo, Wis., 1871 -- Maps.
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Maps.
- Storms -- United States -- 19th century -- Maps.
- United States -- Climate -- Maps.