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TitleWind and current chart of the North Atlantic: thermal sheetNotePhysical details: col.Shows temperature of the water at the surface by month.Various eds. of some sheets.Sheets individually numbered, e.g.: Thermal sheet no. 1 series D."Series D."Thermal charts were released as series D a part of Maury's "Wind and current charts", series A-F. 12 sheets were published, 8 for the North Atlantic and 4 for the South Atlantic. Charts for the Pacific were initiated, but never printed. Maury's intent was to furnish mariners with data relating to currents and the circulation of the oceans, and to furnish scientists with locations of cold and warm currents and climatic anomalies. 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.Each sheet numbered in upper left margin, e.g.: 14, 15.Includes notes in map area and signature of M.F. Maury.Dimensionssheets 93 x 65 cm.Extent1 map on 8 sheetsProvision ActivityPublication: District of Columbia 1850 Publication: Washington, D.C.: United States Hydrographical Office; 1850 Responsibility Statementby M.F. Maury, A.M. Lieut. U.S. Navy, Superint'dt. of U.S.N. Observatory ; compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Commodore Lewis Warrington, Chief of Bureau ; drawn by Lt. Benjn. S. Gantt, U.S.N.