COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Date:
1857
Short Title:
V. Pilot sheet.
Publisher:
Sampson Low, Son & Co
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Harper & Brothers
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Diagram
Obj Height cm:
19
Obj Width cm:
14
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Pilot chart. Shows the method adapted for coordinating the pilot charts, and the winds as reported in the abstract logs.
Reference:
cf Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.278; Sabin 46969; Tooley Dictionary.
Region:
Atlantic Ocean
Subject:
Physical
Full Title:
V. Pilot sheet. D. McClelland, Sc. (to accompany) The Physical Geography of the Sea. By M.F. Maury. An Entirely New Edition, With Addenda.
List No:
0475.012
Page No:
V
Series No:
12
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:
0475012
Authors:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
