{"product_id":"mountains-journal-emslie-1850-british-isles-world-peaks","title":"Mountains Journal — John Emslie 1850 British Isles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 1850, the London cartographer John Emslie produced a comparative chart of the world's mountains and volcanoes for the publisher James Reynolds — placing Ben Nevis beside Chimborazo, Snowdon beside Dhaulagiri, the volcanoes of the Pacific beside the peaks of the Alps in a single image of extraordinary ambition and elegance; the front cover presents Emslie's Principal Eminences of the British Islands (1852), a hand-coloured comparative chart documenting the heights of Ben Nevis (4,413 ft), Snowdon (3,560 ft), and Scafell Pike (3,209 ft) alongside the lesser summits of the British Isles, rendered with the meticulous clarity of the best Victorian educational publishing, while the back cover presents the companion world mountains and volcanoes chart (1850) — the great peaks of the Andes, the Himalayas, and the Pacific volcanoes placed side by side, the British peaks of the front cover appearing here dwarfed by the giants of every other continent, each mountain annotated with its name and elevation in Emslie's precise hand.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/new-old-time\/victorian-comparative-mountain-chart-emslie-1850-andes-himalayas-ben-nevis-james-reynolds\"\u003eRead the full story →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover: Matte laminated full-wrap print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHikers, mountaineers, and peak baggers documenting summits and routes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMunro collectors and British Isles peak enthusiasts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictorian cartography, geography, and educational infographic collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents and researchers of Victorian geography and the history of mountaineering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriters and creatives inspired by the precision and ambition of Victorian comparative science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoughtful gifts for anyone captivated by the majesty and scale of the world's great mountains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LeBonJournal","offers":[{"title":"Journal","offer_id":62880196428145,"sku":"21737892594737425494","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5367\/0769\/files\/Mountains_Journal_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1770578702","url":"https:\/\/lebonjournal.com\/products\/mountains-journal-emslie-1850-british-isles-world-peaks","provider":"LeBonJournal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}