Pilot chart of the South Atlantic

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/cz30pw18g
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

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