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Title

  • Monsoon & trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean

Other Title

  • Wind and current charts
  • Monsoon and trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean
  • Indian Ocean

Names

  • Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873.
  • Guthrie, John Julien.
  • May, R. L.
  • United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography.
  • United States. Hydrographic Office.
  • United States Naval Observatory.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C. : United States Hydrographical Office?], 1859 [i.e. 1860]

Contents

  • Equatorial winter monsoon -- Winds in February -- Winds in August.

Headings

  • -  Monsoons--Indian Ocean--Maps
  • -  Trade winds--Indian Ocean--Maps
  • -  Winds--Indian Ocean--Maps
  • -  Nautical charts--Indian Ocean
  • -  Indian Ocean--Maps
  • -  Indian Ocean

Notes

  • -  "Series B."
  • -  Explanation dated "January 1860."
  • -  The trade wind charts were released as series B a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. Two sheets were produced, one for the Atlantic and the other for the Indian Ocean. For complete discussion, see "The wind and current chart series produced by Matthew Fontaine Maury," by Marc I. Pinsel, in Navigation : Journal of the Institute of Navigation, v. 28, no. 2 (Summer, 1981), p. 123-137.
  • -  Copy imperfect: Mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  Includes notes in map area with signature of M.F. Maury.

Medium

  • 3 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; 25 x 63 cm. or smaller, sheet 48 x 93 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G9181.C842 1859 .M2

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2009575919

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, John Julien Guthrie, R. L May, United States Bureau Of Ordnance And Hydrography, United States Hydrographic Office, and United States Naval Observatory. Monsoon & trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean. [Washington, D.C.: United States Hydrographical Office?, i.e. 1860, 1859] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2009575919/.

APA citation style:

Maury, M. F., Guthrie, J. J., May, R. L., United States Bureau Of Ordnance And Hydrography, United States Hydrographic Office & United States Naval Observatory. (1859) Monsoon & trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean. [Washington, D.C.: United States Hydrographical Office?, i.e. 1860] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2009575919/.

MLA citation style:

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, et al. Monsoon & trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean. [Washington, D.C.: United States Hydrographical Office?, i.e. 1860, 1859] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2009575919/>.