Wind and current chart of the North Atlantic [sheet 1]

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Wind and current chart of the North Atlantic [sheet 1]

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Title:
Wind and current chart of the North Atlantic [sheet 1]
Cartographer:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Cartographer:
Whiting, W. B.
Engraver:
Sherman & Smith
Publisher:
United States. Hydrographic Office
Name on Item:
by M.F. Maury A.M. Lieut. U.S. Navy, Superint'dt. of U.S.N. Observatory, Washington ; compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Lewis Warrington, Chief of Bureau ; drawn by Lt. W.B. Whiting, U.S.N.
Date:
1850
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Winds--North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
Magnetic declination--North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
Ocean currents--North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
Ocean temperature--North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
Nautical charts--North Atlantic Ocean
Ocean travel--North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
Places:
Atlantic Ocean
Extent:
1 map : color ; 88 x 61 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : United States Hydrographical Office
Edition:
3d edition
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:5,500,000
Language:
English
Notes:
Sheet 1 only, covering coast of the United States and Central America, of a set of 8 sheets.
Shows winds, currents, magnetic variation, water temperature, tracks of vessels and month of voyage.
Notes (citation):
Navigation, volume 18, number 2, pages 123-137
Identifier:
06_01_015445
Call #:
G9111.C842 1850 .M38
Barcode:
39999085937090