Pilot Chart for Cape Horn (Pilot Chart, Cape Horn) 1852

Old nautical chart of Cape Horn, Chile, Horn, Cape, Region, Region.

Created by Matthew Fontaine Maury, Charles Morris, United States Naval Observatory, United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, United States. Hydrographic Office in 1852.

• Shows prevailing wind direction by month.
• "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.
• Copy This map has some imperfections: sheets 1 and 2 torn and repaired along fold-line on tracing paper. We'll do our best to restore the image before printing.
• Includes diagrams and a note in map area with signature of M.F. Maury.
• Each sheet numbered in upper left margin, e.g.: 117, 118.

Map Subjects

Chile

Horn Cape Region

Horn Cape Region (Chile)

Nautical Charts

Ocean Currents

Winds

Cape Horn

Region

Matthew Fontaine Maury

Charles Morris

United States Naval Observatory

United States. Bureau Of Ordnance And Hydrography

United States. Hydrographic Office

1852

Map Tags

1852

Cape Horn

Charles Morris

Chile

Horn Cape Region

Horn Cape Region (Chile)

Map

Maps

Matthew Fontaine Maury

Nautical Charts

Ocean Currents

Region

United States Naval Observatory

United States. Bureau Of Ordnance And Hydrography

United States. Hydrographic Office

Winds