Monsoon & trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean [cartographic material] / by M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Comr. U.S.N., Superintendent of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled by Lieuts. J.J. Guthrie ... [et al.] ; and projected by Lt. R.L. May from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Captain D.N. Ingraham, Chief of the Bureau.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Monsoon & trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean [cartographic material] / by M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Comr. U.S.N., Superintendent of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled by Lieuts. J.J. Guthrie ... [et al.] ; and projected by Lt. R.L. May from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Captain D.N. Ingraham, Chief of the Bureau.

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Title: Monsoon & trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean [cartographic material] / by M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Comr. U.S.N., Superintendent of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled by Lieuts. J.J. Guthrie ... [et al.] ; and projected by Lt. R.L. May from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Captain D.N. Ingraham, Chief of the Bureau.
Alternative Title: [Maury map collection ; ser. B2]
Indian Ocean
Monsoon and trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean
Wind and current charts
Creator: Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Contributor: Guthrie, John Julien
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Wind and current charts
May, R. L
United States Naval Observatory
United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography
United States. Hydrographic Office
Published / Created: 1859 [i.e. 1860]
Publication Place: [Washington, D.C. :
Publisher: United States Hydrographical Office?],
Description: "Series B."
Equatorial winter monsoon -- Winds in February -- Winds in August.
The trade wind charts were released as series B a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. Two sheets were produced, one for the Atlantic and the other for the In
Extent: 3 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; 25 x 63 cm. or smaller, sheet 48 x 93 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale not given
Coordinates: (E 40°--E 110°/N 17°--S 17°)., a, E0400000, E1100000, N0170000, and S0170000
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 11cfk 1850B-2
Container / Volume: BRBL_00770

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: cartographic
Genre: Nautical charts
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): Indian Ocean--Maps
Subject (Name): Guthrie, John Julien
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Wind and current charts
May, R. L
United States Naval Observatory
United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography
United States. Hydrographic Office
Subject (Topic): Monsoons--Indian Ocean--Maps
Nautical charts--Indian Ocean
Trade winds--Indian Ocean--Maps
Winds--Indian Ocean--Maps

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Orbis Record: 11307565
Object ID (OID): 15833021