Wind and current chart of the South Atlantic
Description
| Alternative title | South Atlantic |
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| Sheets 2-4 have title: | Maury's wind & current chart : South Atlantic |
| Type of resource | cartographic |
| Form | map |
| Extent | 1 map on 4 sheets : col. ; sheets 93 x 65 cm. |
| Place | Washington, D.C |
| Publisher | United States Hydrographical Office |
| Publication date | 1852 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Map data | Scale not given ; ; W 70⁰--E 20⁰/S 0⁰--S 65⁰). |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 | |
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| Associated with | Morris, Charles, 1784-1856 | |
| Associated with | United States, Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography. | |
| Associated with | United States, Hydrographic Office. | |
| Associated with | United States Naval Observatory |
Subjects
| Subject | Ocean temperature > South Atlantic Ocean > Maps |
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| Subject | Nautical charts > South Atlantic Ocean |
| Subject | South Atlantic Ocean > Maps |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Nautical charts. |
| Genre | Maps. |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | by M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy, Superint'dt. 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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| Note | Shows temperature of the water at the surface by month. |
| Note | Does not cover the southeastern Atlantic south of latitude 40⁰ S. |
| Note | Sheets individually numbered, e.g.: Series D. No. 1, South Atlantic No. 2. Series D. |
| Note | Originally intended to be complete in 6 sheets. Sheets 5 and 6, covering the southeastern Atlantic, were not issued. |
| Note | "Series D." |
| Note | Thermal charts were released as series D a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. 12 sheets were published, 8 for the North Atlantic and 4 for the South Atlantic. Charts for the Pacific were initiated, but never printed. Maury's intent was to furnish mariners with data relating to currents and the circulation of the oceans, and to furnish scientists with locations of cold and warm currents and climatic anomalies. 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 | Each sheet numbered in upper left margin, e.g.: 72, 73, 74, 75. |
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| LCCN | 2010586548 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/rx749td0020 |
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