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Title: A chart showing the favorite resort of the sperm and right whale by M.F. Maury L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy; constructed from Maury's whale chart of the world by Robt. H. Wyman Lieut. U.S.N.

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Dates

  • Issued: 1853
  • Coverage: 1853
  • Coverage: 1853 to 1853

Summary

Greenwich prime meridian. "By authority of Commo: Charles Morris U.S.N., Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, 1853." "Lith of Endicott & Co. N.Y." 1 map: col., encapsulated in Mylar; 60 x 93 cm.

Subjects

  • Clark Library Map Collections
  • sprint-mar2020
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • -180TO180
  • World
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-180,180,90,-90)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-180,180,90,-90)

Provider

University of Michigan

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • This map is in the public domain.

Citation

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873, Morris, Charles, 1784-1856, W. Endicott & Co., Wyman, R. H. (Robert Harris), 1822-1882. A chart showing the favorite resort of the sperm and right whale by M.F. Maury L.L.D. Lieut. U.S. Navy; constructed from Maury's whale chart of the world by Robt. H. Wyman Lieut. U.S.N.. Thematic maps, World maps. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-002371876/39015091197205

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng