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:
Clover, Richardson
Date:
1893
Short Title:
Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : May, 1893.
Publisher:
U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department
Publisher Location:
Washington, D.C.
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
54
Obj Width cm:
80
Scale 1:
13,000,000
Note:
Nautical chart of the North Atlantic Ocean representing May, 1893. Shows cities, coastlines, shoals, depths, islands, sailing routes, ocean currents, storm tracks, weather forecasts, fog belts, 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, barometric pressure, northern weather and ice, ocean currents, and signals for information, storms and nighttime. Insets: Storms in the North Atlantic : In high latitudes -- In middle latitudes, storm recurving -- In low latitudes -- Storm signals, Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States -- Normal barometric pressure, May. Colored lithograph, with infographics overlaid upon geography. Chart is 54 x 80 cm, on double sheet 61 x 86 cm. "The variation is for 1890."
Region:
North Atlantic Ocean
Subject:
Nautical Charts
Subject:
Weather
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : May, 1893. Date of publication, May 1. Published monthly at Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Richardson Clover, Lieutenant-Commander, U.S.N., Hydrographer.
List No:
14389.052
Series No:
52
Publication Author:
United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
Publication Author:
United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation
Pub Date:
1893
Pub Title:
Pilot chart : 1890-1893.
Pub Note:
Pilot chart : 1890-1893, published in 1893 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 78 nautical charts of the North Atlantic Ocean on 55 leaves to plates - mostly double - with multiple charts together on certain plates. Charts show cities, coastlines, islands, sailing routes, ocean currents, storm tracks, weather forecasts, 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, solar eclipses, proposed steamship routes, derelicts, dangerous navigation and the use of oil on seas. Atlas depicts the ocean activity during each month from January, 1890, to December, 1893. In addition, other charts feature ice in the North Atlantic, as well as the drift of bottle papers, and instructions for shipwrecks. For related works in the collection, see Pub List No. 14381.000 (Pilot chart. Dec. 1883. 1884-86), 14388.000 (Pilot chart. 1887-1889), 14890.000 (Pilot chart. 1894-1896) and 14891.000 (Pilot chart of the North Pacific Ocean).
Pub List No:
14389.000
Pub Type:
Chart Atlas
Pub Type:
Regional Atlas
Pub Height cm:
62
Pub Width cm:
46
Image No:
14389052.jp2
Authors:
United States. Naval Oceanographic Office; United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation; Clover, Richardson
