You Searched For
1 - 3 of 3
Search Results
1. W. C. Redfield correspondence, 1822-1857
- Creator:
- Redfield, W. C. (William C.), 1789-1857
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1078
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 545
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of ten bound volumes of autograph manuscript correspondence to and from American meteorologist William C. Redfield largely concerning steam navigation and weather phenomena including cyclones, hurricanes, storms, and typhoons. Series I contains four volumes of letters received by Redfield from meteorologists, engineers, geologists, and other scientific colleagues in North America, Great Britain, Europe, and the Caribbean. The letters were arranged in two groups: Steam Boats and Railroads, 1822-1854 (volume 1) and Scientific, 1831-1857 (volumes 2-4), and occasionally include broadsides, newspaper clippings, and manuscript charts and diagrams tipped in with letters. Series II contains three volumes of letter books holding copies of Redfield's outgoing letters in chronological order. The volumes in Series I were likely compiled by Redfield's son John Howard Redfield; each volume in both series has an index of correspondents at the front and Series III contains three volumes of correspondence between Redfield and the British meteorologist Sir William Reid and his wife Sarah Bolland Reid, arranged chronologically. The Reids wrote from their government posts in Bermuda (1839-1846), Barbados (1846-1848), London (1848-1851), and Malta (1852-1857). The volumes were created in 1858 by John Howard Redfield, who provided an autograph manuscript essay in the first volume that serves as an introduction to the set. Redfield's replies to Reid were copied from the letterbooks in Series II.
- Description:
- William C. Redfield (1789-1857), American meteorologist and first president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Redfield was born in Middletown, Connecticut, on March 26, 1789, and died in New York, New York, on February 12, 1857., In English., and Box 1 contains Series I, Steam Boats and Railroads Letters. Box 2 contains Series I, Scientific Letters, 1831-1841. Box 3 contains Series I, Scientific Letters, 1842-1847. Box 4 contains Series I, Scientific Letters, 1848-1857. Box 5 contains Series II. Box 6 contains Series III.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., United States., Barbados, Bermuda Islands, and Malta
- Subject (Name):
- Becher, A. B. 1796-1876. (Alexander Bridport),, Coffin, James H. 1806-1873. (James Henry),, Clinton, DeWitt, 1805-1833., Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895., Gibbes, Robert W. 1809-1866. (Robert Wilson),, Hall, James, 1811-1898., Henwood, William Jory, 1805-1875., Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864., Lefroy, J. H. Sir, 1817-1890. (John Henry),, Loomis, Elias, 1811-1889., Martin, F. P. B., Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858., Piddington, Henry, 1797-1858., Preston, Samuel, 1756-1834., Redfield, John Howard, 1815-1895., Redfield, W. C. 1789-1857. (William C.),, Reid, Sarah Bolland, -1858., Reid, William, 1791-1858., Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864., Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885., Smith, Vivus Wood, 1804-1881., Verneuil, Édouard de, 1805-1873., Webster, Matthew Henry, 1803-1846., Whitney, Asa, 1791-1874., and Whittlesey, Charles, 1808-1886.
- Subject (Topic):
- Cyclones, Hurricanes, Meteorologists, Ocean currents, Railroads, Steam-navigation, Tornadoes, Description and travel, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > W. C. Redfield correspondence, 1822-1857
2. Wind and current chart of the North Atlantic [cartographic material]
- Creator:
- Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873, cartographer
- Published / Created:
- 1847-1852.
- Call Number:
- Maury Charts 11cfk 1850A-4 1
- Image Count:
- 8
- Alternative Title:
- Maury's wind & current chart and Maury's wind and current chart
- Description:
- BEIN: 11cfk 1850A-4: Var. editions. 1 copy each of sheets 1-4 and sheets 5-8 mounted together on linen., Shows prevailing wind direction by month., Various eds. of some charts., Some sheets lack title and numberings., 1st and 2nd editions lack series designations A, B, C, etc., "The winds are denoted by small brushes, the head of the brush pointing to the direction whence the wind blows, the length of the brush shewing the comparative force.", "Eng. by Sherman & Smith N.Y."--Lower right margin on some sheets., "Series A.", Track chart, released as series A, a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. Covers the North Sea, the North Atlantic just west of the Hebrides, the Irish Sea, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay. The track charts were designed to illustrate the routes sailed by numerous Navy and merchant vessels. Directions of currents encountered and the force and direction of winds were included for each track. 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., Some sheets numbered individually in upper left margin, e.g.: 1, 2., On some sheets: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by M.F. Maury, in the Clerks office of the District Court of the southern district of New York., Accompanied by article from the magazine: Navigation : Journal of the Institute of Navigation. [16] leaves (p. 123-137) : photocopies ; 28 x 22 cm., Sheet no. 2 annotations in red ink., Copy imperfect: Sheets 1-2, 4 and torn and repaired along folid line. Sheet 2 covered in varnish. Sheets 1-3, 5-8 discoloration throughout, mounted on cloth backing., and Includes notes and printed track lines for numerous voyages of many different vessels on some sheets.
- Publisher:
- U.S. Hydrographical Office
- Subject (Geographic):
- North Atlantic Ocean. and North Atlantic Ocean
- Subject (Topic):
- Nautical charts, Winds, Ocean currents, Trade routes, Shipping, and Oceanography
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Wind and current chart of the North Atlantic [cartographic material]
3. Wind and current chart of the North Atlantic [cartographic material]
- Creator:
- Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873, cartographer
- Published / Created:
- 1847-1852.
- Call Number:
- Maury Charts 11cfk 1850A-4 2
- Image Count:
- 5
- Alternative Title:
- Maury's wind & current chart and Maury's wind and current chart
- Description:
- BEIN: 11cfk 1850A-4: Var. editions. 1 copy each of sheets 1-4 and sheets 5-8 mounted together on linen., Shows prevailing wind direction by month., Various eds. of some charts., Some sheets lack title and numberings., 1st and 2nd editions lack series designations A, B, C, etc., "The winds are denoted by small brushes, the head of the brush pointing to the direction whence the wind blows, the length of the brush shewing the comparative force.", "Eng. by Sherman & Smith N.Y."--Lower right margin on some sheets., "Series A.", Track chart, released as series A, a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. Covers the North Sea, the North Atlantic just west of the Hebrides, the Irish Sea, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay. The track charts were designed to illustrate the routes sailed by numerous Navy and merchant vessels. Directions of currents encountered and the force and direction of winds were included for each track. 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., Some sheets numbered individually in upper left margin, e.g.: 1, 2., On some sheets: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by M.F. Maury, in the Clerks office of the District Court of the southern district of New York., Accompanied by article from the magazine: Navigation : Journal of the Institute of Navigation. [16] leaves (p. 123-137) : photocopies ; 28 x 22 cm., Sheet no. 2 annotations in red ink., Copy imperfect: Sheets 1-2, 4 and torn and repaired along folid line. Sheet 2 covered in varnish. Sheets 1-3, 5-8 discoloration throughout, mounted on cloth backing., and Includes notes and printed track lines for numerous voyages of many different vessels on some sheets.
- Publisher:
- U.S. Hydrographical Office
- Subject (Geographic):
- North Atlantic Ocean. and North Atlantic Ocean
- Subject (Topic):
- Nautical charts, Winds, Ocean currents, Trade routes, Shipping, and Oceanography
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Wind and current chart of the North Atlantic [cartographic material]
