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Pilot chart of the North Pacific
- Title
- Pilot chart of the North Pacific [cartographic material] / by M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy, superin'dt. of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Charles Morris, Chief of Bureau.
- Author
- Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
- Publication
- Washington : United States Naval Observatory, 1852-1853.
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Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building S4 to submit a request in person. | sheet 6 | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 11-520 [rolled] sheet 6 | Schwarzman Building S4 - Map Division Room 117 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building S4 to submit a request in person. | sheet 5 | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 11-520 [rolled] sheet 5 | Schwarzman Building S4 - Map Division Room 117 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building S4 to submit a request in person. | sheet 3 | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 11-520 [rolled] sheet 3 | Schwarzman Building S4 - Map Division Room 117 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building S4 to submit a request in person. | sheet 2 | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 11-520 [rolled] sheet 2 | Schwarzman Building S4 - Map Division Room 117 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building S4 to submit a request in person. | sheet 1 | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 11-520 [rolled] sheet 1 | Schwarzman Building S4 - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Description
- 6 maps; sheets 95 x 62 cm
- Alternative Title
- North Pacific
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Nautical charts.
- Note
- Shows prevailing wind direction by month.
- Sheets 1 and 2 cover northern Indian Ocean.
- "Series C."
- Sheets individually numbered, e.g.: Series C No. 1., Sheet no. 2. Series C; sheets also numbered in upper left margin, e.g.: 66, 67, 68, 70, 71.
- The pilot charts were released as series C 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.
- Contents
- Sheet 1. 1853 -- sheet 2. 1853 -- sheet 3. 1853 -- sheet 5. 1852 -- sheet 6. 1852.
- Call Number
- Map Div. 11-520
- LCCN
- 2010586381
- OCLC
- 666700485
- Author
- Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873, cartographer.
- Title
- Pilot chart of the North Pacific [cartographic material] / by M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy, superin'dt. of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Charles Morris, Chief of Bureau.
- Imprint
- Washington : United States Naval Observatory, 1852-1853.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale [ca. 1:8,850,000] (E 50⁰--W 75⁰/N 60⁰--N 0⁰).
- Place of Publication
- United States District of Columbia Washington.
- Added Author
- Morris, Charles, 1784-1856.Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Wind and current charts.United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography.United States. Hydrographic Office.United States Naval Observatory.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 11-520 [rolled]