Wind and current charts, Monsoon and trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean, and Indian Ocean
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by M.F. Maury, L.L.D. Comr. U.S.N., Superintendent of U.S.N. Observatory, ; compiled by Lieuts. J.J. Guthrie ... [et al.] ; and projected by Lt. R.L. May from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Captain D.N. Ingraham, Chief of the Bureau. "Series B." Explanation dated "January 1860." The trade wind charts were released as series B a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. Two sheets were produced, one for the Atlantic and the other for the Indian Ocean. 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.
Creator:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873, United States, Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography., and United States, Hydrographic Office.
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