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Source Description
This navigational chart, which is one sheet in the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency's world hydrographic chart series, shows the waters along the southeastern coast of the United States. In this part of the Atlantic Ocean, there is a warm ocean current, known as the Gulf Stream, which flows north from the Caribbean Sea along the east coast of the United States across the North Atlantic to Europe. Historically, the current provided the major route for European ships, especially Spanish galleons, returning from their Central American, Mexican, and West Indian colonies to Europe.
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Document identity
localId
3f4638924
label
North Atlantic Ocean, southeast coast of North America, including the Bahamas and Greater Antilles
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f4638924
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
North Atlantic Ocean, southeast coast of North America, including the Bahamas and Greater Antilles
description
This navigational chart, which is one sheet in the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency's world hydrographic chart series, shows the waters along the southeastern coast of the United States. In this part of the Atlantic Ocean, there is a warm ocean current, known as the Gulf Stream, which flows north from the Caribbean Sea along the east coast of the United States across the North Atlantic to Europe. Historically, the current provided the major route for European ships, especially Spanish galleons, returning from their Central American, Mexican, and West Indian colonies to Europe.
date
["1994"]
year
1994
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_000080
creators
United States. Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Nautical charts--North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean--Navigation
Atlantic Coast (North America)--Maps
North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Atlantic Ocean
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Bethesda, Md
publisher
Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : col. ; 107 x 78 cm.
notes
Title from physical map.
Relief shown by spot heights.
Depths shown by isolines and soundings.
"Depths in meters."
Includes inset map of 1990 magnetic variation curves in purple.
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no
dcId
3f4638924
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
0a1b4f82b29ee508