First continental synoptic chart of Australia

Title

First continental synoptic chart of Australia

Description

The first recorded synoptic chart covering the whole of Australia was roughly drawn in pencil by Todd or his staff in April 1891 using the data that was telegraphed to Adelaide from approximately 30 weather observation stations.

Subject

Meteorology, telegraphy

Date

29 April 1881

Coverage

Australia

Type

Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG)

Creator

charles todd or staff

Source

Charles Todd weather folios - imaging project of the Australian Meteorological Association

Publisher

Australian Meteorological Association

Identifier

B18810429T1 1st continental map.jpg

Format

map

Rights

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You are free to share, copy, distribute, transmit and to remix and adapt this text but you must attribute the work to the authors/creators

Files

B18810429T1 1st continental map.jpg

Collection

Citation

charles todd or staff, “First continental synoptic chart of Australia,” Sir Charles Todd Research Centre, accessed March 29, 2024, https://toddresearch.omeka.net/items/show/25.