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Pilot chart of the South Atlantic
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Pilot chart of the South Atlantic

Shows prevailing wind direction by month. "No. 1. Series C." The pilot charts were released as series C a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. These charts were designed for sailing ships and recorded wind direction observations made by mariners on previous voyages. 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. In upper left margin: 12. Includes diagrams and notes in map area with signature of M.F. Maury. Copy imperfect: Discoloration throughout, mounted on cloth backing.

Date
1850
Mapmaker / publisher
Maury, Matthew Fontaine; Warrington, L. (Lewis); United States. Bureau Of Ordnance And Hydrography; United States. Hydrographic Office; United States Naval Observatory
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
chart
Original size
7,062 × 10,890 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

Read from: Commons licence category: PD-old-100-expired; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.

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"Pilot chart of the South Atlantic" (1850). Maury, Matthew Fontaine; Warrington, L. (Lewis); United States. Bureau Of Ordnance And Hydrography; United States. Hydrographic Office; United States Naval Observatory. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pilot_chart_of_the_South_Atlantic_LOC_2009575948.jpg

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