Wind and current chart of the South Atlantic [cartographic material] / by M.F. Maury, L.L.D.U.S. Navy, Superindt. of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Charles Morris, Chief of Bureau.

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Title: Wind and current chart of the South Atlantic [cartographic material] / by M.F. Maury, L.L.D.U.S. Navy, Superindt. of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Charles Morris, Chief of Bureau.
Alternative Title: [Maury map collection ; ser. A2]
Maury's wind & current chart, S. Atlantic
Maury's wind & current chart, South Atlantic
Maury's wind and current chart, series A, South Atlantic
Maury's wind and current chart, South Atlantic
South Atlantic
Creator: Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Contributor: Flye, Wm
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Wind and current charts
Sherman & Smith
Temple, William G. (William Grenville), 1824-1894
United States Naval Observatory
United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography
United States. Hydrographic Office
Published / Created: [1847?]-1853.
Publication Place: [Washington, D.C.] :
Publisher: United States Hydrographical Office,
Description: "Series A."
Copy imperfect: All sheets torn and repaired along
Does not cover the southeastern Atlantic south of latitude 40° S.
Includes notes.
Shows prevailing wind direction by month.
Various eds. of some sheets with updated and additional information.
Extent: <1-4> maps : col. ; 93 x 65 cm. or smaller.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale not given
Coordinates: (W 70°--W 40°/N 05°--S 40°)., a, N0050000, S0400000, W0400000, and W0700000
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 11cfk 1850A-3
Container / Volume: BRBL_00768

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: cartographic
Genre: Nautical charts
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): South Atlantic Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
Subject (Name): Flye, Wm
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Wind and current charts
Sherman & Smith
Temple, William G. (William Grenville), 1824-1894
United States Naval Observatory
United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography
United States. Hydrographic Office
Subject (Topic): Nautical charts--South Atlantic Ocean
Ocean currents--South Atlantic Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
Shipping--South Atlantic Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
Trade routes--South Atlantic Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
Winds--South Atlantic Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 11305382
Object ID (OID): 15833011