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Object Number
2005.2.156
Display Title
Pilot Chart of the North Pacific Ocean
Descriptions
Object Description
Pilot Chart of the North Pacific Ocean (this chart should not be used for navigational purposes). N.P.- October 1962. Note: On the reverse side will be found the article "Dangerous Sea Life." Closed July 25 and printed August 6, 1962. No. 1401. Founded upon the researches made in the early part of the nineteenth century by Matthew Fontaine Maury, while serving as a lieutenant in the United States Navy. Prepared from the data furnished by the Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, and by the Weather Bureau, Department of Commerce, and published by the Hydrographic Office under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (Legislative Act, June 17, 1910.)
Inventory Description
Map, pilot chart
Department
Archival, Oversize Paper
Date
1962
Artist
Secretary of the Navy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms
North Pacific Ocean
Dimensions
Overall: 76.2 x 114.3 cm (30 x 45 in.)
Quantity
1
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