Isochronic Track Chart
- Title:
- Isochronic Track Chart
- Alternate Title:
- Isochronic Track Chart
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Bartholomew, John
- Date:
- 1886
- Posted Date:
- 2024-04-25
- ID Number:
- 2450.01
- File Name:
- PJM_2450_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1870 - 1899
- Subject:
- Ethnocentrism
Imperialism - Measurement:
- 10 x 13.5 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This map communicates a sense of the power and self confidence of the far-flung British Empire at its peak. It is an "Isochronic Track Chart," which the legend explains is "coloured to show approximately the shortest time in which any place on the Globe can be reached by the Quickest Route from London." All of Europe is within "5 days journey of London," while New York and Halifax are at the far edge of the grey "5 to 10 days" range, and the balance of North America is some "10 to 20 days" removed. At the farthest end of the Empire, Australia is "more than 40 days" journey from London.
This map appears very near the front of the novel "British Colonial Pocket Atlas" published by John Bartholomew in 1886, a set of 54 elegant but tiny double-page maps that "set a new standard in miniature cartography." King 2020, 1886. The maps are well-designed and easy to use, while the atlas is small enough to fit in the jacket pocket of any colonial administrator.
Cornell University Library is pleased to present this digital collection of Persuasive Maps, the originals of which have been collected and described by the private collector PJ Mode. The descriptive information in the “Collector’s Notes” has been supplied by Mr. Mode and does not necessarily reflect the views of Cornell University. - Source:
- Bartholomew, John. 1886. The British Colonial Pocket Atlas. London: John Walker & Co.
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.