Author:
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United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
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Author:
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United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation
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Author:
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Clover, Richardson
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Date:
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1893
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Short Title:
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Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : June, 1893.
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Publisher:
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U.S. Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department
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Publisher Location:
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Washington, D.C.
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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54
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Obj Width cm:
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80
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Scale 1:
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13,000,000
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Note:
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Nautical chart of the North Atlantic Ocean representing June, 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, ice in the South Atlantic, and signals for information, storms and nighttime. Insets: Average annual set of the surface currents of the North Atlantic -- 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, June. 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."
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Region:
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North Atlantic Ocean
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Subject:
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Nautical Charts
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Subject:
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Weather
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Subject:
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Data Visualization
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Full Title:
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Pilot chart of the North Atlantic Ocean : June, 1893. Date of publication, June 1. Published monthly at Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Richardson Clover, Lieutenant-Commander, U.S.N., Hydrographer.
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List No:
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14389.053
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Series No:
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53
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Publication Author:
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United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
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Publication Author:
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United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation
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Pub Date:
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1893
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Pub Title:
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Pilot chart : 1890-1893.
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Pub Note:
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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).
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Pub List No:
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14389.000
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Pub Type:
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Chart Atlas
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Pub Type:
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Regional Atlas
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Pub Height cm:
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62
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Pub Width cm:
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46
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Image No:
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14389053.jp2
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Authors:
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United States. Naval Oceanographic Office; United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation; Clover, Richardson
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