COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Text Page: (Continues) Introduction to the first edition. Introduction to the sixth edition
Obj Height cm:
24
Obj Width cm:
16
Note:
Maury was one of the first cartographers to study and show winds and currents systematically on charts. The sixth edition, the first being 1855. This was a popular work that went through twelve editions. Maury also made large wind and sea charts of the North Atlantic (15 sheets) and the North Pacific (10 sheets).
Reference:
cf Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.278; Sabin 46969; Tooley Dictionary.
Full Title:
(Text Page to) Introduction to the first edition. 1855. (and) Introduction to the sixth edition. (to accompany) The Physical Geography of the Sea. By M.F. Maury. An Entirely New Edition, With Addenda.
List No:
0475.007
Page No:
xiv-xv
Series No:
7
Pub Date:
1857
Pub Title:
The Physical Geography of the Sea. By M.F. Maury, LL, D., U.S.N., Superintendent of the National Observatory. An Entirely New Edition, With Addenda. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. London: Sampson Low, Son & Co. 1857. (on verso of title page) Entered according to act of Congress in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, by Harper & Brothers ... New York.
Pub Reference:
cf Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.278; Sabin 46969; Tooley Dictionary.
Pub Note:
Maury was one of the first cartographers to study and show winds and currents systematically on charts. The sixth edition, the first being 1855. This was a popular work that went through twelve editions. Maury also made large wind and sea charts of the North Atlantic (15 sheets) and the North Pacific (10 sheets).
Pub List No:
0475.000
Pub Maps:
13
Pub Height cm:
24
Pub Width cm:
16
Image No:
0475007
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Sampson Low, Son & Co
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Harper & Brothers
Type:
Text Page
Subject:
Physical
Engraver or Printer:
McClelland, D.
Engraver or Printer:
Pinkney
Engraver or Printer:
Butler, J.M.
Publication Author:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine
Pub Type:
Physical Atlas
Author:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine
Date:
1857
Text Page: (Continues) Introduction to the first edition. Introduction to the sixth editio...
