XI. Basin of the North Atlantic Ocean. Engraved & printed by J.M. Butler, Philada. (to accompany) The Physical Geography of the Sea. By M.F. Maury. An Entirely New Edition, With Addenda.
Uncolored map. Includes inset, explanation and notes. Relief shown by shadings and isolines. Maury was one of the first cartographers to study and show winds and currents systematically on charts. The sixth edition, the first being 1855. This was a popular work that went through twelve editions. Mau...
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Sampson Low, Son & Co
1857
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| Summary: | Uncolored map. Includes inset, explanation and notes. Relief shown by shadings and isolines. Maury was one of the first cartographers to study and show winds and currents systematically on charts. The sixth edition, the first being 1855. This was a popular work that went through twelve editions. Maury also made large wind and sea charts of the North Atlantic (15 sheets) and the North Pacific (10 sheets). cf Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.278; Sabin 46969; Tooley Dictionary. |
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