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Pilot chart of the South Atlantic [sheet 1]

Description:

Shows prevailing wind direction by month. "No. 1. Series C." The pilot charts were released as series C a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. These charts were designed for sailing ships and recorded wind direction observations made by mariners on previous voyages. 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. Includes diagrams and notes in map area with signature of M.F. Maury.

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9976752233506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/br86b754d

Language:

en and English

Creator:

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873

Publisher:

Washington : National Observatory, 1850.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Nautical charts—South Atlantic Ocean, Winds—South Atlantic Ocean—Charts, diagrams, etc, and Nautical charts—South Atlantic Ocean—1850

Theme:

Nautical charts—South Atlantic Ocean, Winds—South Atlantic Ocean—Charts, diagrams, etc, and Nautical charts—South Atlantic Ocean—1850

Spatial Coverage:

South Atlantic Ocean

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF