COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
VI. Gulf stream and drift
Obj Height cm:
19
Obj Width cm:
24
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Uncolored map with inset. Includes explanation and notes. Shows the channel of the Gulf Stream for summer and winter. The diagram represents thermometrical profile represented by cross section of the Gulf Stream.
Reference:
cf Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.278; Sabin 46969; Tooley Dictionary.
Full Title:
VI. Gulf Stream and drift. (to accompany) The Physical Geography of the Sea. By M.F. Maury. An Entirely New Edition, With Addenda. (inset diagram) Thermal section of the the Gulf Stream
List No:
0475.013
Page No:
VI
Series No:
13
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:
0475013
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Sampson Low, Son & Co
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Harper & Brothers
Type:
Atlas Map
Region:
Atlantic Ocean
Subject:
Physical
Engraver or Printer:
Pinkney
Engraver or Printer:
Butler, J.M.
Engraver or Printer:
McClelland, D.
Publication Author:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine
Pub Type:
Physical Atlas
Author:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine
Date:
1857
VI. Gulf stream and drift
