MapMaury's wind and current chart : South Pacific
Personal name
Main title
- Maury's wind and current chart : South Pacific / drawn by Lardner Gibbon, P.M. U.S.N.
Published/Created
- [Washington, D.C.] : United States Hydrographical Office, 1852-[1859?]
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Description
- 1 map on 4 sheets : col. ; sheets 95 x 67 cm.
Scale info
- Scale not given ; (W 160⁰--W 70⁰/S 0⁰--S 65⁰).
LC classification
- G9251.P5 1852 .M2 Vault : Maury A5
LC copy
- G9251.P5 1852 .M2 Only sheets 5 and 10 torn and repaired. Copy 2 Vault : Maury A5
Variant title
- Standardized title based on other wind and current charts: Wind and current chart of the South Pacific
Portion of title
- Wind and current chart, South Pacific
- South Pacific
Related names
Incomplete contents
- Sheet 5 (1852) -- Sheet 8 (no date) -- Sheet 9 (1856) -- Sheet 10 (no date).
LC Subjects
- Nautical charts--South Pacific Ocean.
- Winds--South Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Ocean currents--South Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Trade routes--South Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Shipping--North Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc.
- South Pacific Ocean--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Form/Genre
Browse by shelf order
Notes
- Covers the southeastern Pacific only.
- Shows prevailing wind direction by month.
- Title, author statement, and first date of publication from sheet 5.
- Various eds. of some sheets with updated and additional information.
- Similar wind and current charts of other oceans compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography.
- "[Engraved by] Oliver J. Stuart. N.Y."--Sheet 8, lower right margin.
- "Tracks projected by Lieut. C.H. Wells, U.S. Navy. 1856."--Sheet 9, lower margin.
- "Eng. by Sherman & Smith N.Y."--Sheet 10, lower right margin.
- "Series A."
- Track chart, released as Series A, a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. The track charts were designed to illustrate the routes sailed by numerous Navy and merchant vessels. Directions of currents encountered and the force and direction of winds were included for each track. 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.
- Originally intended to be complete in 10 sheets. Sheets are numbered in upper left margin: 5, 8, 9, and 10; sheets 1-4 and 6-7 were not issued.
- Copy imperfect: Sheets 5 and 10 fold lined, with some tears along fold-line. Sheets 8 and 9 discoloration throughout, mounted on cloth backing.
- Includes notes.
Series
- [Maury map collection ; Series A5]
LCCN
- 2010586549
Geographic class no.
- 9251
Type of material
- Map
Item Availability
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- Geography & Map Reading Room (Madison, LMB01)
Status
- Not Charged
Older receipts
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South Pacific. No. 5 Series A. 1852
South Pacific. No. 8 Series A. no date
South Pacific. No. 9 Series A. 1856
South Pacific. No. 10 Series A. no date
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Status
- Not Charged
Older receipts
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South Pacific. No. 5 Series A. 1852
South Pacific. No. 10 Series A. no date