COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Date:
1857
Short Title:
IV. Isothermal chart of the Atlantic Ocean for March and September
Publisher:
Sampson Low, Son & Co
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Harper & Brothers
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
17
Obj Width cm:
12
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Uncolored map. Shows extreme movement of the isotherms in the Atlantic Ocean.
Reference:
cf Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.278; Sabin 46969; Tooley Dictionary.
Region:
Atlantic Ocean
Subject:
Physical
Full Title:
IV. Isothermal chart of the Atlantic Ocean for March and September. Pinkney, Sc. (to accompany) The Physical Geography of the Sea. By M.F. Maury. An Entirely New Edition, With Addenda.
List No:
0475.011
Page No:
IV
Series No:
11
Engraver or Printer:
Pinkney
Engraver or Printer:
Butler, J.M.
Engraver or Printer:
McClelland, D.
Publication Author:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Pub Date:
1857
Pub Title:
The Physical Geography of the Sea. By M.F. Maury, LL, D., U.S.N., Superintendent of the National Observatory. An Entirely New Edition, With Addenda. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. London: Sampson Low, Son & Co. 1857. (on verso of title page) Entered according to act of Congress in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, by Harper & Brothers ... New York.
Pub Reference:
cf Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.278; Sabin 46969; Tooley Dictionary.
Pub Note:
Maury was one of the first cartographers to study and show winds and currents systematically on charts. The sixth edition, the first being 1855. This was a popular work that went through twelve editions. Maury also made large wind and sea charts of the North Atlantic (15 sheets) and the North Pacific (10 sheets).
Pub List No:
0475.000
Pub Type:
Physical Atlas
Pub Maps:
13
Pub Height cm:
24
Pub Width cm:
16
Image No:
0475011
Authors:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
