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    Pilot chart of the South Atlantic
    South Atlantic
    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....
    • Contributor: United States Naval Observatory - United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography - Warrington, L. (Lewis) - United States. Hydrographic Office - Maury, Matthew Fontaine
    • Date: 1850-01-01
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    Wind and current chart of the South Atlantic
    Maury's wind & current chart, S. Atlantic | Maury's wind & current chart, South Atlantic | Maury's wind and current chart, series A, South Atlantic | South Atlantic | Maury's wind and current chart, South Atlantic Catalog Record Only
    Shows prevailing wind direction by month. Does not cover the southeastern Atlantic south of latitude 40⁰ S. Various eds. of some sheets with updated and additional information. "Drawn by Passed Mid. Wm. G. Temple, U.S.N. Tracks projected by Prof. Wm. Flye, U.S.N. Eng. by Sherman & Smith. N.Y."--Sheet 3, lower margin. "Series A." Track chart, released as Series A a part of Maury's "Wind...
    • Contributor: United States. Hydrographic Office - Temple, William G. (William Grenville) - United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography - Maury, Matthew Fontaine - Flye, Wm - Sherman & Smith - United States Naval Observatory
    • Date: 1847
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    Wind and current chart of the North Pacific
    Maury's wind & current chart, North Pacific | Maury's wind and current chart, North Pacific | North Pacific | Wind and current chart, North Pacific Catalog Record Only
    Shows prevailing wind direction by month. Title, author statement, and first date of publication from sheet 5. Various eds. of some sheets with updated and additional information. Sheets 2-5 and 10-11 drawn by Lardner Gibbon. Sheets 7-8 drawn by B.S. Porter. Sheet 9 drawn by T.S. Fillebrown. Tracks projected on sheets 2-5 by A.W. Johnson; on sheet 6 by B.S. Porter, R. Aulick, and...
    • Contributor: Johnson, A. W. - United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography - Bien, Julius - Porter, B. S. - Fillebrown, Thomas Scott - United States. Hydrographic Office - Maury, Matthew Fontaine - Gibbon, Lardner - United States Naval Observatory
    • Date: 1849
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    Maury's wind and current chart : South Pacific
    Wind and current chart, South Pacific | South Pacific | Wind and current chart of the South Pacific Catalog Record Only
    Covers the southeastern Pacific only. Shows prevailing wind direction by month. Title, author statement, and first date of publication from sheet 5. Various eds. of some sheets with updated and additional information. Similar wind and current charts of other oceans compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography. "[Engraved by] Oliver J. Stuart. N.Y."--Sheet 8, lower right margin. "Tracks projected by Lieut....
    • Contributor: United States. Hydrographic Office - Stuart, Oliver J. - Wells, C. H. - United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography - Maury, Matthew Fontaine - Gibbon, Lardner - Sherman & Smith - United States Naval Observatory
    • Date: 1852
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    Pilot chart of the South Atlantic
    South Atlantic
    Shows prevailing wind direction by month. 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 :...
    • Contributor: United States Naval Observatory - United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography - Warrington, L. (Lewis) - United States. Hydrographic Office - Maury, Matthew Fontaine
    • Date: 1853-01-01
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    Trade wind chart of the Atlantic Ocean
    Wind and current charts | Atlantic Ocean
    "Series B." The trade wind charts were released as series B a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. Two sheets were produced, one for the Atlantic and the other for the Indian Ocean. 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,...
    • Contributor: United States. Hydrographic Office - United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography - Morris, Charles - Dehaven, E. J. - Maury, Matthew Fontaine - United States Naval Observatory
    • Date: 1851-01-01
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    Pilot chart of the North Pacific
    North Pacific
    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,...
    • Contributor: United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography - United States Naval Observatory - Morris, Charles - United States. Hydrographic Office - Maury, Matthew Fontaine
    • Date: 1852-01-01

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    Pilot chart of the South Pacific
    South Pacific
    Shows prevailing wind direction by month. Various editions of some sheets. Some sheets have inconsistent numbering sequence. No. of maps for complete coverage not indicated. "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...
    • Contributor: United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography - United States Naval Observatory - United States. Hydrographic Office - Maury, Matthew Fontaine
    • Date: 1851-01-01

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    Maury's wind and current chart, Indian Ocean.
    Wind and current chart, Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean Catalog Record Only
    Shows prevailing wind direction by month. Title and first date of publication from sheet 4. Various eds. of some sheets with updated and additional information. Sheets 4 and 5 "drawn by R.H. Wyman, Lieut. U.S.N., February 1854. "Drawn by R.H. Wyman, Lieut. U.S.N. February 1854"--Sheet 4, lower margin. "Drawn by R.H. Wyman & G. B. Balsh, lieutenants, U.S. , April 1854"--Sheet 5, lower margin....
    • Contributor: Johnson, A. W. - Wyman, R. H. (Robert Harris) - Balsh, G. B. - Wells, C. H. - United States. Hydrographic Office - Maury, Matthew Fontaine - Welsh, George P.
    • Date: 1854