Pilot chart of the South Atlantic [map] / by M.F. Maury, A.M. Lieut. U.S. Navy ; compiled at the National Observatory from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Lewis Warrington, Chief of Bureau.
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.
Other title(s)
South Atlantic
LCCN
2009575948
OCLC
666700459
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