Pilot chart of the North Pacific Ocean : May, 1898. Date of publication, May 5. Published monthly at the Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., J. E. Craig, Commander, U.S. Navy, Hydrographer.

• Main Authors: United States. Naval Oceanographic Office, United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation, Craig, J. E.
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department 1898
• Subjects: Nautical Charts; Weather; Data Visualization; Cape Horn; Pacific; North Atlantic
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Nautical chart of the North Pacific Ocean representing May, 1898. Shows cities, coastlines, shoals, depths, islands, sailing routes, ocean currents, storm tracks, weather forecasts, fog belts, equatorial rains, waterspouts, wind force and directions, as well as wrecks and derelicts. 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, winds, ocean currents, fishing banks, an act prohibiting the killing of fur seals in the waters of the North Pacific Ocean, and equator crossings for sailing passages in the Atlantic Ocean. Insets: Isobars and isotherms for the month succeeding the date of publication -- Passages of sailing vessels around Cape Horn : Round from the Pacific to the Atlantic -- Bound from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With illustrations of flags for weather, temperature and storm signals. Colored lithograph, with infographics overlaid upon geography. Chart is 51 x 88 cm, on double sheet 60 x 95 cm. With panel title on verso. Pilot chart of the North Pacific Ocean, published in 1898 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 stamps “Marinens Bibliotek, 2den Afdoling, Søkort-Arkivet . — Det Kongelige Danske Søkort-Arkivet.“ Volume comprised of 18 nautical charts of the North Pacific Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean on 14 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, waterspouts, wind force and directions, as well as wrecks and derelicts. Data visualization illustrates wind force and directions. Descriptive text accompanies charts, covering topics such as weather, winds, ocean currents, fishing banks, an act prohibiting the killing of fur seals in the ...