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Series B.

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Document identity
localId
ht250c31b
label
Trade wind chart of the Atlantic Ocean
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ht250c31b
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Trade wind chart of the Atlantic Ocean
description
Series B.
date
["1851"]
year
1851
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_015442
creators
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Dehaven, E. J.
United States. Hydrographic Office
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Trade winds--Atlantic Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
Nautical charts--Atlantic Ocean
Winds--Atlantic Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
Atlantic Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc
subjectsGeographic
Atlantic Ocean
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Washington, D.C.]
publisher
[United States Hydrographical Office]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : color ; 59 x 91 cm
notes
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, volume 28, number 2 (Summer, 1981), pages 123-137.
Includes notes.
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dcId
ht250c31b
type
map
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