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Title: Trade wind chart of the Atlantic Ocean

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1851

Publishers

  • [Washington, D.C. : United States Hydrographical Office], 1851.

Summary

"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, v. 28, no. 2 (Summer, 1981), p. 123-137. Includes notes.

Subjects

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Trade winds—Atlantic Ocean—Charts, diagrams, etc
  • Winds—Atlantic Ocean—Charts, diagrams, etc
  • Atlantic Ocean—Charts, diagrams, etc
  • Nautical charts—Atlantic Ocean—1851
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-80.0, 20.0, 38.0, -38.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-80.0, 20.0, 38.0, -38.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Trade wind chart of the Atlantic Ocean. [Washington, D.C. : United States Hydrographical Office], 1851.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-5d86p2742

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng