Maury's wind & current chart : Thermal sheet No. 6. Series D. Colored work by Endicott & Co.
Nautical chart representing the North Atlantic Ocean. Sixth in a series of eight consecutive sheets. Shows place names, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, ocean currents, wind, and temperature. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as explanatory notes and a legend indica...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~362944~90130243 2024-09-15T18:23:14+00:00 Maury's wind & current chart : Thermal sheet No. 6. Series D. Colored work by Endicott & Co. Maury, M.F. Wind and current charts of the Atlantic. Wash. 1852 x 53 fol. Maury's wind & current chart : Thermal sheet No. 6. Series D. Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 Morris, Charles, 1784-1856 Gantt, Benjamin S., -1852 Sherman & Smith W. Endicott & Co. North Atlantic Ocean 1852 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 89 61 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~362944~90130243 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/213/14494032.jpg unknown U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department Washington, D.C. 14494.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~362944~90130243 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/213/14494032.jpg 14494.032 Nautical Charts Weather Data Visualization Chart Atlas Regional Atlas Atlas Map Chart Map 1852 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:33Z Nautical chart representing the North Atlantic Ocean. Sixth in a series of eight consecutive sheets. Shows place names, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, ocean currents, wind, and temperature. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as explanatory notes and a legend indicating water surface temperatures in Fahrenheit and the first month of each season. With the seal of the United States Hydrographical Office. Color lithograph. Chart is 89 x 61 cm, on double sheet, 92 x 65 cm. Maury, M.F. Wind and current charts of the Atlantic. Wash. 1852 x 53 fol. Atlas factice. Bound in black cloth with leather corners and spine. Gilt spine title. With seal on front cover: Maury Atlanterhavet. Handwritten title pasted onto front cover. The charts within the volume were published by the U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., 1852-1854. The atlas was compiled at a later date, accounting for the inconsistent pagination. First two pages stamped with the seal of the The Royal Danish Chart Archive: “Det Kongelige Danske Søkort Arkiv”. Atlas comprised of 39 hydrographic charts representing the Atlantic Ocean. Charts show place names, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, ocean currents, water temperature, wind, and regions frequented by sperm and right whales. The charts were produced by Matthew Fontaine Maury, then serving as Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, under the auspices of the U.S. Hydrographic Office. The charts incorporate data that Maury initially compiled from ships' logs stored at the Navy's Depot of Charts and Instruments, which later became the Naval Observatory. Maury then obtained massive amounts of navigational, hydrographic, and meteorological data from the recent voyages of Navy and commercial ships, whose officers submitted the information on specially designed abstract logs created by Maury, in return for free copies of the Wind and current charts. This was the age of the great Clipper Ships, whose captains prized Maury's charts. By ... Map North Atlantic David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) |
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Nautical chart representing the North Atlantic Ocean. Sixth in a series of eight consecutive sheets. Shows place names, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, ocean currents, wind, and temperature. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as explanatory notes and a legend indicating water surface temperatures in Fahrenheit and the first month of each season. With the seal of the United States Hydrographical Office. Color lithograph. Chart is 89 x 61 cm, on double sheet, 92 x 65 cm. Maury, M.F. Wind and current charts of the Atlantic. Wash. 1852 x 53 fol. Atlas factice. Bound in black cloth with leather corners and spine. Gilt spine title. With seal on front cover: Maury Atlanterhavet. Handwritten title pasted onto front cover. The charts within the volume were published by the U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., 1852-1854. The atlas was compiled at a later date, accounting for the inconsistent pagination. First two pages stamped with the seal of the The Royal Danish Chart Archive: “Det Kongelige Danske Søkort Arkiv”. Atlas comprised of 39 hydrographic charts representing the Atlantic Ocean. Charts show place names, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, ocean currents, water temperature, wind, and regions frequented by sperm and right whales. The charts were produced by Matthew Fontaine Maury, then serving as Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, under the auspices of the U.S. Hydrographic Office. The charts incorporate data that Maury initially compiled from ships' logs stored at the Navy's Depot of Charts and Instruments, which later became the Naval Observatory. Maury then obtained massive amounts of navigational, hydrographic, and meteorological data from the recent voyages of Navy and commercial ships, whose officers submitted the information on specially designed abstract logs created by Maury, in return for free copies of the Wind and current charts. This was the age of the great Clipper Ships, whose captains prized Maury's charts. By ... |
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Maury's wind & current chart : Thermal sheet No. 6. Series D. Colored work by Endicott & Co. |
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Maury's wind & current chart : Thermal sheet No. 6. Series D. Colored work by Endicott & Co. |
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Maury's wind & current chart : Thermal sheet No. 6. Series D. Colored work by Endicott & Co. |
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Maury's wind & current chart : Thermal sheet No. 6. Series D. Colored work by Endicott & Co. |
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Maury's wind & current chart : Thermal sheet No. 6. Series D. Colored work by Endicott & Co. |
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maury's wind & current chart : thermal sheet no. 6. series d. colored work by endicott & co. |
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