Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : May, 1893. Date of publication, May 1. Published monthly at Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Richardson Clover, Lieutenant-Commander, U.S.N., Hydrographer.
Nautical chart of the North Atlantic Ocean representing May, 1893. 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 coverag...
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U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department
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| Summary: | Nautical chart of the North Atlantic Ocean representing May, 1893. 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, northern weather and ice, ocean currents, and signals for information, storms and nighttime. Insets: Storms in the North Atlantic : In high latitudes -- In middle latitudes, storm recurving -- In low latitudes -- Storm signals, Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States -- Normal barometric pressure, May. 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 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 ... |
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