Wind and current chart of the North Atlantic
Single sheet. Col. lith. Scale: [1: ]. Additional Places: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea. Contents Note: Shows wind and current directions on named ships' tracks, colour-coded for the four seasons. Magnetic variation and sea temperature also noted.
One of a series of 16 sheets of the NE and NW Atlantic.
One of a series of 16 sheets of the NE and NW Atlantic.
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Object Details
| ID: | STK298:3/6(1) |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Maury, Matthew Fontaine; Whiting, W. B. United States Naval Oceanographic Office |
| Places: | Gulf of Mexico; Caribbean Sea |
| Date made: | 1852 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Printed area 90 x 62, on sheet 95 x 68cm. |