Wind and current chart of the North Pacific
Abstract/Contents
- Table of contents
- Sheet 1 (not issued) -- Sheet 2 (1851) -- Sheet 3 (1850) -- Sheet 4 (no date) -- Sheet 5 (1849) -- Sheet 6 (no date) -- Sheet 7 (no date) -- Sheet 8 (no date) -- Sheet 9 (no date) -- Sheet 10 (1852) -- Sheet 11 (1852).
Description
| Alternative title | North Pacific |
|---|---|
| Alternative title | Wind and current chart, North Pacific |
| Sheets 2-4 and 10-11 have title: | Maury's wind & current chart, North Pacific |
| Sheets 6-9 have title: | Maury's wind and current chart, North Pacific |
| Type of resource | cartographic |
| Form | cartographic material; map; unmediated; sheet |
| Extent | 1 map on 10 sheets : col. ; sheets 95 x 67 cm |
| Place | Washington, D.C |
| Publisher | United States Hydrographical Office |
| Publication date | 1849-[1856?] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Map data | Scale not given ; ; W 110°--W 70°/N 65°--N 30°). |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 | |
|---|---|---|
| Associated with | Gibbon, Lardner. | |
| Associated with | Johnson, A. W. | |
| Associated with | Porter, B. S. | |
| Associated with | Fillebrown, Thomas Scott, 1834-1884 | |
| Associated with | Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 | |
| Associated with | United States, Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography. | |
| Associated with | United States, Hydrographic Office. | |
| Associated with | United States Naval Observatory |
Subjects
| Subject | Nautical charts > North Pacific Ocean |
|---|---|
| Subject | Winds > North Pacific Ocean > Charts, diagrams, etc |
| Subject | Ocean currents > North Pacific Ocean > Charts, diagrams, etc |
| Subject | Trade routes > North Pacific Ocean > Charts, diagrams, etc |
| Subject | Shipping > North Pacific Ocean > Charts, diagrams, etc |
| Subject | North Pacific Ocean > Charts, diagrams, etc |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Cartographic image-cri |
| Genre | Maps |
| Genre | Nautical charts. |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | by M.F. Maury, A.M. Lieut. U.S. Navy, Superint'dt. of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Lewis Warrington ; drawn by P.M. Lardner Gibbon, U.S.N. ; tracks projected by Lieut. A.W. Johnson, U.S. Navy. |
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| Note | Shows prevailing wind direction by month. |
| Note | Title, author statement, and first date of publication from sheet 5. |
| Note | Various eds. of some sheets with updated and additional information. |
| Note | Sheets 2-5 and 10-11 drawn by Lardner Gibbon. Sheets 7-8 drawn by B.S. Porter. Sheet 9 drawn by T.S. Fillebrown. |
| Note | Tracks projected on sheets 2-5 by A.W. Johnson; on sheet 6 by B.S. Porter, R. Aulick, and O.C. Badger. |
| Note | "Lith. of J. Bien, 180 Broadway N.Y."--Sheets 6 and 10, lower right margin. |
| Note | "Series A." |
| Note | Track chart, released as Series A a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. 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. |
| Note | Complete in 10 sheets; sheets numbered 2 through 11. |
| Note | Sheets individually numbered, e.g.: No. 2. Series A (sheets 2-5 and 10-11) or Series A. No. 6 (sheets 6-9); Some sheets numbered in upper left margin, e.g.: 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59. |
| Note | Includes notes. |
| Note | Copy imperfect: All sheets fold lined, with some tears along fold-line. Sheet 4 discoloration throughout, mounted on cloth backing. |
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| LCCN | 2010586386 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nq887zd8733 |
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