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Title

  • Pilot chart of the North Pacific

Other Title

  • North Pacific

Names

  • Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873.
  • Morris, Charles, 1784-1856.
  • United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography.
  • United States. Hydrographic Office.
  • United States Naval Observatory.

Created / Published

  • Washington : United States Naval Observatory, 1852-1853.

Contents

  • Sheet 1. 1853 -- sheet 2. 1853 -- sheet 3. 1853 -- sheet 5. 1852 -- sheet 6. 1852.

Headings

  • -  Winds--North Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
  • -  Nautical charts--North Pacific Ocean
  • -  North Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
  • -  North Pacific Ocean

Genre

  • Maps
  • Nautical charts

Notes

  • -  Shows prevailing wind direction by month.
  • -  Sheet 1 is mistitled; it covers the northwestern Indian Ocean near Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula. This area is also covered on part of the Pilot chart of the North Indian Ocean.
  • -  "Series C. No. 1."
  • -  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.
  • -  Copy imperfect: Torn and repaired along fold lines and edges. Discoloration throughout.

Medium

  • 1 map on 6 sheets ; 88 x 111 cm., sheets 93 x 62 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G9236.P5 1852 .M2
  • G9236.P5 1852 .M2 Copy 2 Vault : Maury C8 Sheets 1-3, 5-6 Torn and repaired along fold lines.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540 to 4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010586381

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, Charles Morris, United States Bureau Of Ordnance And Hydrography, United States Hydrographic Office, and United States Naval Observatory. Pilot chart of the North Pacific. Washington: United States Naval Observatory, to 1853, 1852. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010586381/.

APA citation style:

Maury, M. F., Morris, C., United States Bureau Of Ordnance And Hydrography, United States Hydrographic Office & United States Naval Observatory. (1852) Pilot chart of the North Pacific. Washington: United States Naval Observatory, to 1853. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010586381/.

MLA citation style:

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, et al. Pilot chart of the North Pacific. Washington: United States Naval Observatory, to 1853, 1852. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010586381/>.