Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : February, 1896. Date of publication, February 1. Published monthly at the Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., Charles D. Sigsbee, Commander, U.S.N., Hydrographer.

• Main Authors: United States. Naval Oceanographic Office, United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation, Sigsbee, Charles D. (Charles Dwight), 1845-1923
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department 1896
• Subjects: Nautical Charts; Weather; Data Visualization; Cape Horn; Horn The; Pacific; North Atlantic
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Nautical chart of the North Atlantic Ocean representing February, 1896. 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 - including in the neighborhood of Cape Horn, the track of an anticyclone, and equator crossings for sailing passages in the Pacific Ocean. Insets: Chart of wind directions and sailing routes around Cape Horn -- Isobars and isotherms for the month succeeding the date of publication. With illustrations of flags for weather, temperature and storm signals. Colored lithograph, with infographics overlaid upon geography. Chart is 54 x 80 cm, on fold-out sheet 62 x 88 cm. With panel title on verso. Pilot chart : 1894-1896, published in 1896 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 77 nautical charts and 3 maps of the North Atlantic Ocean on 51 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, derelicts, dangerous navigation, and equator crossings for sailing passages in the Pacific Ocean. Atlas depicts the ocean activity during each month from January, 1894, to December, 1896. In addition, other charts feature great ...