(Covers to) Pilot chart : 1887-1889. (Verso)

Verso of front cover to Pilot chart : 1887-1889. With label: Farvandsbeskr. B.II.a.l. Also, with stamp: Marinens Bibliotek, 2den Afdoling, Søkort-Arkivet . Stamp includes handwritten annotations in pencil to specify the volume. Pilot chart : 1887-1889, published in 1889 by the U.S. Hydrographic Offi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: United States. Naval Oceanographic Office, United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation
Format: Map
Language:unknown
Published: U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department 1889
Subjects:
North Atlantic
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Summary:Verso of front cover to Pilot chart : 1887-1889. With label: Farvandsbeskr. B.II.a.l. Also, with stamp: Marinens Bibliotek, 2den Afdoling, Søkort-Arkivet . Stamp includes handwritten annotations in pencil to specify the volume. Pilot chart : 1887-1889, published in 1889 by the U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Gilt spine title and seal on front cover: Bibliothek Marinens. Verso to front cover has label - “Farvandsbeskr. B.II.a.l.” and stamp “Marinens Bibliotek, 2den Afdoling, Søkort-Arkivet . “ Volume comprised of 49 nautical charts of the North Atlantic Ocean on 40 leaves to plates - mostly double - with 10 charts on one plate together. Charts show cities, coastlines, islands, sailing routes, ocean currents, storm tracks, fog belts, equatorial rains, tropical cyclones and wind, as well as icebergs, ice fields and the limits of ice coverage. Data visualization illustrates wind force and directions. Descriptive text accompanies charts, covering topics such as weather, earthquakes, waterspouts, derelicts, dangerous navigation, shipwrecks and "unusual phenomena". Atlas depicts the ocean activity during each month from January, 1887, to December, 1889. In addition, other charts feature the derelict American schooner "W. L. White" and the St. Thomas-Hatteras Hurricane of September 3-12, 1889. For related works in the collection, see Pub List No. 14381.000 (Pilot chart. Dec. 1883. 1884-86), 14389.000 (Pilot chart. 1890-1893), 14890.000 (Pilot chart. 1894-1896) and 14891.000 (Pilot chart of the North Pacific Ocean).

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