Maury's wind and current chart [cartographic material] : South Pacific / drawn by Lardner Gibbon, P.M. U.S.N.

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Title: Maury's wind and current chart [cartographic material] : South Pacific / drawn by Lardner Gibbon, P.M. U.S.N.
Alternative Title: [Maury map collection ; Series A5]
South Pacific
Wind and current chart of the South Pacific
Wind and current chart, South Pacific
Creator: Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Contributor: Gibbon, Lardner
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Wind and current charts
Sherman & Smith
Stuart, Oliver J
United States Naval Observatory
United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography
United States. Hydrographic Office
Wells, C. H
Published / Created: 1852-[1859?]
Publication Place: [Washington, D.C.] :
Publisher: United States Hydrographical Office,
Description: "[Engraved by] Oliver J. Stuart. N.Y."--Sheet 8, lower right margin.
"Eng. by Sherman & Smith N.Y."--Sheet 10, lower right margin.
Shows prevailing wind direction by month.
Similar wind and current charts of other oceans compiled from materials in the Bur
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : col. ; sheets 95 x 67 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale not given ;
Coordinates: (W 160°--W 70°/S 0°--S 65°)., a, S0000000, S0650000, W0700000, and W1600000
Language: English

Format: cartographic
Genre: Nautical charts
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): South Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
Subject (Name): Gibbon, Lardner
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Wind and current charts
Sherman & Smith
Stuart, Oliver J
United States Naval Observatory
United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography
United States. Hydrographic Office
Wells, C. H
Subject (Topic): Nautical charts--Oceania
Ocean currents--Oceania--Charts, diagrams, etc
Shipping--North Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
Trade routes--Oceania--Charts, diagrams, etc
Winds--Oceania--Charts, diagrams, etc

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