Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : October, 1890. Date of publication, September 30. Division of Marine Meteorology, H. M. Witzel, Lieut. U.S.N. Marine Meteorologist, Everett Hayden. Published monthly at Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Richardson Clover, Lieut., U.S.N., Acting 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, Clover, Richardson
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department 1890
• Subjects: Nautical Charts; Weather; Data Visualization; North Atlantic
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Nautical chart of the North Atlantic Ocean representing October, 1890. Shows cities, coastlines, shoals, depths, islands, sailing routes, ocean currents, storm tracks, weather forecasts, fog belts, equatorial rains, wind force and directions, as well as ice fields, icebergs and the limits of ice coverage. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, a legend and compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Descriptive text throughout, such as reports on weather, barometric pressure, derelicts, dangerous obstructions to navigation along the coast, buoys, and signals for information, storms and nighttime. Insets: Barometer diagram : From observations in the most recent hurricane -- The heavy surf along the coast, August 29, 30, and 31 -- North Atlantic storms : June and October, lat. 23° to 55° . -- June and October, lat. 20° to 23° -- June and October, lat. 10° to 20° -- Storm signals, Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States. Colored lithograph, with infographics overlaid upon geography. Chart is 54 x 80 cm, on double sheet 61 x 86 cm. "The variation is for 1890." Pilot chart : 1890-1893, published in 1893 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 78 nautical charts of the North Atlantic Ocean on 55 leaves to plates - mostly double - with multiple charts together on certain plates. Charts show cities, coastlines, islands, sailing routes, ocean currents, storm tracks, weather forecasts, 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, solar eclipses, proposed steamship routes, derelicts, dangerous navigation and the use of oil ...