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Pilot chart of the North Atlantic.
- Title
- Pilot chart of the North Atlantic. Sheet no. 2 [cartographic material] / M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy, National Observatory, Washington ; eng. by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.
- Author
- Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
- Publication
- [Washington] : United States Hydrographical Office, 1853.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map; 88 x 62 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Nautical charts.
- Note
- In upper left: "10."
- "Series C."
- Sheet no. 2 is east sheet of 2-sheet set.
- Insignia of the U.S. Hydrographical Office (as it was then known) appears above title.
- Shows prevailing wind direction by month.
- Includes diagrams and explanation with Maury's signature, "National Observatory, Washington, Nov. 10th, 1853."
- The pilot charts were released as series C of Maury's "Wind and current charts," series A-F. These charts were designed for sailing ships and recorded wind direction observations made by mariners on previous voyages. For complete discussion, see "The wind and current chart series produced by Matthew Fontaine Maury," by Marc I. Pinsel, in Navigation : Journal of the Institute of Navigation, v. 28, no. 2 (Summer, 1981), p. 123-137.
- Call Number
- Map Div. 11-518
- OCLC
- 183885492
- Author
- Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873, cartographer.
- Title
- Pilot chart of the North Atlantic. Sheet no. 2 [cartographic material] / M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy, National Observatory, Washington ; eng. by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.
- Imprint
- [Washington] : United States Hydrographical Office, 1853.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale [ca. 1:8,850,000] (W 50°--W 0°/N 70°--N 0°).
- Place of Publication
- United States District of Columbia Washington.
- Added Author
- McClelland, D., engraver.Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Wind and current charts.United States Naval Observatory.United States. Hydrographic Office, issuing body.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 11-518 [rolled]