Whale chart


Whale chart

Item Information

Title:
Whale chart
Cartographer:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Publisher:
Great Circle Productions (Firm)
Name on Item:
by M.F. Maury ... (preliminary sketch) : series F ; constructed by Lts. Leigh. Herndon & Fleming & Pd. Midn. Jackson.
Date:
[1985]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
World maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
David Judkins Weaver Papers
Subjects:
Whales--Maps
Whaling--Maps
Places:
World
Extent:
1 map : color ; 36 x 56 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Beverly, Massachusetts : Great Circle Productions
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:74,000,000 at the equator
Language:
English
Notes:
Shows seasonal variations and frequency of sperm and right whales in the Pacific, and other waters in the southern hemisphere.
"Prepared for the U.S. Navy by Matthew Fontaine Maury, the founder of modern oceanography. This chart is one of a series that included currents, winds, depths, salinity, temperature and precipitation."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_018551
Call #:
Weaver folder 1 no. 4