Map Map of the world shewing the extent and direction of the wind and the route to be followed in a circumnavigation of the globe

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About this Item

Title

  • Map of the world shewing the extent and direction of the wind and the route to be followed in a circumnavigation of the globe

Names

  • Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877.

Created / Published

  • 1856.

Headings

  • -  Winds--Maps
  • -  Atmospheric circulation--Maps
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Nautical charts
  • -  World maps, Manuscript
  • -  Earth

Notes

  • -  Pen-and-ink, pencil, and red watercolor.

Medium

  • 1 ms. map : col. ; 40 x 61 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3201.C84 1856 .W5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2004633150

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Wilkes, Charles. Map of the World Shewing the Extent and Direction of the Wind and the Route to Be Followed in a Circumnavigation of the Globe. 1856. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2004633150/.

APA citation style:

Wilkes, C. (1856) Map of the World Shewing the Extent and Direction of the Wind and the Route to Be Followed in a Circumnavigation of the Globe. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2004633150/.

MLA citation style:

Wilkes, Charles. Map of the World Shewing the Extent and Direction of the Wind and the Route to Be Followed in a Circumnavigation of the Globe. 1856. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2004633150/>.