Transatlantic Steamship Routes: Supplement to the Pilot Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean, January, 1893.

Map shows southern and northern routes across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and North America with coordinates of points along routes. Includes text, tables, compass, "Proposed New York-Gibraltar steamship routes," "Table of distances in nautical miles, from New York and Boston to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: United States. Hydrographic Office.
Format: Map
Language:English
Published: United States. Navy. 1893
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Online Access:https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth190428/
Description
Summary:Map shows southern and northern routes across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and North America with coordinates of points along routes. Includes text, tables, compass, "Proposed New York-Gibraltar steamship routes," "Table of distances in nautical miles, from New York and Boston to Fastnet and Bishops Rock," "Latitudes of Great Circle Intersections on the Porposed Routes," and "Proposed Steamship Routes between New York and the Straits of Gibraltar." Also includes detailed navigational instructions for sailing from New York and Boston to Ireland and the Straits of Gibraltar. Scale not given.