Title: Pilot chart of the South Atlantic
- Image data
- 1850
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Princeton)
Dates
- Coverage: 1850
Publishers
- Washington : National Observatory, 1850.
Summary
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. 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.
Subjects
- South Atlantic Ocean
- Nautical charts—South Atlantic Ocean
- Winds—South Atlantic Ocean—Charts, diagrams, etc
- Nautical charts—South Atlantic Ocean—1850
- Other
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-70.0, -25.0, -0.0, -70.0)
- Geometry: BBOX (-70.0, -25.0, -0.0, -70.0)
Provider
Princeton
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Pilot chart of the South Atlantic. Washington : National Observatory, 1850.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-cz30pw18g
Languages
- eng