AGSL GeoDiscovery

Deep sea sections to illustrate the paper by Captn. Sherard Osborn, R.N.

Description:

Depth shown in fathoms [vertical scale ca. 1:531,800]. Seafloor composition shown by shading and text. Major islands are shown. Operations in laying transoceanic telegraph cables (1865-69) shown in Sections I and II. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 41 (1871), pp. 46-58; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687.

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9972983763506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/v118rh02d

Language:

en and English

Creator:

Osborn, Sherard, 1822-1875

Publisher:

London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1871. and London : John Murray, 1871.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Ocean bottom—Maps, Marine sediments—Maps, Submarine geology, Bathymetry, Transatlantic cables, Atlantic Ocean—Maps, Indian Ocean—Maps, Mediterranean Sea—Maps, Geological cross-sections, and Maps

Theme:

Ocean bottom—Maps, Marine sediments—Maps, Submarine geology, Bathymetry, Transatlantic cables, Atlantic Ocean—Maps, Indian Ocean—Maps, Mediterranean Sea—Maps, Geological cross-sections, and Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Atlantic Ocean

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF