The St. Thomas-Hatteras Hurricane of September 3-12, 1889. Supplement to the Pilot Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean for October, 1889. Date of publication, September 27. Division of Marine Meteorology, H. M. Witzel, Lieut. U.S.N. Marine Meteorologist, Everett Hayden. George L. Dyer, Lieutenant, U.S.N., Hydrographer.

• Main Authors: United States. Naval Oceanographic Office, United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation, Witzel, H. M. (Horace Mark), 1858-1927, Hayden, Edward Everett, 1858-1932, Dyer, George L., 1849-1914, 1849-1914
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department 1889
• Subjects: Nautical Charts; Weather; Dyer; Pacific; North Atlantic
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Ten nautical charts of the North Atlantic Ocean representing the St. Thomas-Hatteras Hurricane, with one chart per day from September 3 to 12, 1889. Charts show cities, coastlines, islands, ocean currents and wind. Features a list of vessels from which sailing reports were received during the period of the hurricane. Charts include latitudinal and longitudinal lines. With a legend pertaining to all charts, and descriptive text accompanying each chart. Black and white lithograph. Together, charts are 35 x 76 cm, on double sheet 58 x 83 cm. 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).