COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
Author:
United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation
Author:
Bartlett, J. R.
Date:
1887
Short Title:
Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : March, 1887.
Publisher:
U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department
Publisher Location:
Washington, D.C.
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
53
Obj Width cm:
75
Scale 1:
13,000,000
Note:
Nautical chart of the North Atlantic Ocean representing March, 1887. Shows cities, coastlines, shoals, depths, islands, sailing routes, ocean currents, storm tracks, equatorial rains, wind force and directions, as well as ice fields, icebergs and the limits of ice coverage. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, a legend and compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Descriptive text throughout, such as reports on weather, waterspouts, mackerels and buoys. Colored lithograph, with infographics overlaid upon geography. Chart is 53 x 75 cm, on double sheet 60 x 82 cm. "The variation is for 1885."
Region:
North Atlantic Ocean
Subject:
Nautical Charts
Subject:
Weather
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : March, 1887. Published monthly at Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. J. R. Bartlett, Commander, U.S.N. Hydrographer to the Bureau of Navigation.
List No:
14388.005
Series No:
5
Publication Author:
United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
Publication Author:
United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation
Pub Date:
1889
Pub Title:
Pilot chart : 1887-1889.
Pub Note:
Pilot chart : 1887-1889, published in 1889 by the U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Gilt spine title and seal on front cover: Bibliothek Marinens. Verso to front cover has label - “Farvandsbeskr. B.II.a.l.” and stamp “Marinens Bibliotek, 2den Afdoling, Søkort-Arkivet ... “ Volume comprised of 49 nautical charts of the North Atlantic Ocean on 40 leaves to plates - mostly double - with 10 charts on one plate together. Charts show cities, coastlines, islands, sailing routes, ocean currents, storm tracks, fog belts, equatorial rains, tropical cyclones and wind, as well as icebergs, ice fields and the limits of ice coverage. Data visualization illustrates wind force and directions. Descriptive text accompanies charts, covering topics such as weather, earthquakes, waterspouts, derelicts, dangerous navigation, shipwrecks and "unusual phenomena". Atlas depicts the ocean activity during each month from January, 1887, to December, 1889. In addition, other charts feature the derelict American schooner "W. L. White" and the St. Thomas-Hatteras Hurricane of September 3-12, 1889. For related works in the collection, see Pub List No. 14381.000 (Pilot chart. Dec. 1883. 1884-86), 14389.000 (Pilot chart. 1890-1893), 14890.000 (Pilot chart. 1894-1896) and 14891.000 (Pilot chart of the North Pacific Ocean).
Pub List No:
14388.000
Pub Type:
Chart Atlas
Pub Type:
Regional Atlas
Pub Maps:
49
Pub Height cm:
61
Pub Width cm:
45
Image No:
14388005.jp2
Authors:
United States. Naval Oceanographic Office; United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation; Bartlett, J. R.
