Whale Chart of the World

Title:: Whale Chart of the World
Description:: Chart of whale sightings compiled by MF Maury A.M. which shows the north west hemisphere from Alaska to Spain including the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Chart uses a multiple line graphs to show the number of whales spotted over the course of a year in various zones of the ocean.
Creator:: Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873
Compiler:: Jackson, P. M. A. C.
Name on Item:: by M.F. Maury, A.M. Lieut. U.S. Navy, Superin'dt. of the U.S.N. Observatory Washington ; compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Charles Morris, Chief of Bureau, by P.M.A.C. Jackson, U.S.N.
Date:: 1852
Format:: Maps/Atlases
Genre:: Nautical charts
Location:: New Bedford Free Public Library
Art Room. Cabinet: MC04, Drawer: DR10 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):: Map and Chart Collection
Subjects:: Whaling
Whales
Places:: North America
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Extent:: 1 map ; 26.5 x 37.5 in.
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