Late reports of the use of oil on seas to prevent heavy seas from breaking on board vessels. Supplement to the Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean, November, 1891.
Article on the use of oil on seas to prevent heavy seas from breaking on board vessels. Text begins: The following reports of the use of oil on seas during recent heavy weather at sea indicate very clearly the value of this simple and easy precaution, which no navigator can afford to neglect: Have f...
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U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department
1891
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Summary: | Article on the use of oil on seas to prevent heavy seas from breaking on board vessels. Text begins: The following reports of the use of oil on seas during recent heavy weather at sea indicate very clearly the value of this simple and easy precaution, which no navigator can afford to neglect: Have found oil to be very effective in stormy weather . 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 on seas. Atlas depicts the ocean activity during each month from January, 1890, to December, 1893. In addition, other charts feature ice in the North Atlantic, as well as the drift of bottle papers, and instructions for shipwrecks. For related works in the collection, see Pub List No. 14381.000 (Pilot chart. Dec. 1883. 1884-86), 14388.000 (Pilot chart. 1887-1889), 14890.000 (Pilot chart. 1894-1896) and 14891.000 (Pilot chart of the North Pacific Ocean). |
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