Wind and current chart of the South Atlantic : Series D. No. 1. By M.F. Maury L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy. Superintdt. of U.S.N. Observatory, Washington. Compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordinance and Hydrography. Commodore Charles Morris, Chief of Bureau. 1852.

• Main Authors: Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873, Morris, Charles, 1784-1856
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department 1852
• Subjects: Nautical Charts; Weather; Data Visualization; South Atlantic Ocean
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Nautical chart representing the South Atlantic Ocean. First in a series of four 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 90 x 62 cm, on double sheet, 93 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 ...