1853 MAURY'S WIND and CURRENT CHART. SERIES A. SOUTH PACIFIC No. 10 ~ CHILE

Description

Original large-size 1853 Navigational Chart: "Maury's Wind and Current Chart. Series A. South Pacific No. 10." The southern coast of Chile from Valdivia Hill in the north down to the Island of Terra Del Fuego. Between these two points are Chiloe Island, Peninsula of Taytao, Wellington Island, Hanover Island, Queen Adelaide Archipelago, Straits of Magellan, Land of Desolation. Shows names of the many different ships, the years sailed, and the courses or routes taken. The large chart measures 26-1/2 x 36-1/2 inches. There is a noticeable amount of old water mark at center left fold line. These charts were actually used by a Sea Captain named Seth Doane, who would stay at the Astor House in New York while on shore (that's about all I know about him).
Following reference from the University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee website.
A series of hydrographic charts for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans produced by Matthew Fontaine Maury under the auspices of the U.S. Hydrographic Office. The charts incorporated data which Maury initially compiled from ships' logs stored at the Navy's Depot of Charts and Instruments (which later became the Naval Observatory). Maury then obtained massive amounts of navigational, hydrographic, and meteorological data from the recent voyages of Navy and commercial ships whose officers submitted the information on specially designed abstract logs created by Maury in return for free copies of the Wind and current charts. Six types of charts were produced: Series A, Track charts; Series B, Trade wind charts; Series C, Pilot charts; Series D, Thermal charts; Series E, Storm and rain charts; and Series F, Whale charts. For a comprehensive discussion of the series and listing of all charts known to have been produced, 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. Title supplied by cataloger. Insignia of the U.S. Hydrographical Office appears on most of the charts.