Description
Map depicting the North Atlantic Ocean. Includes parts of the coastlines of North America, Northern South America, Northwestern Africa, and Western Europe. Shows routes across the ocean. Also shows ocean currents, prevailing winds and calms, cyclone tracks, icebergs and fog belts for the previous month, probable limits of ice and fog for the month, wrecks, adrift buoys, water spouts, and whales. Includes legend around centre-right. Features several notes and charts relating to North Atlantic Ocean navigation. Partially coloured. At top left corner is an insignia featuring the text: "Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy". To the right of this is: "The Variation is for 1885" At top right corner: "February, 1888". At bottom left corner: "Division of Marine Meteorology, Everett Hayden." At bottom centre: "Published Monthly at the Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. J.R. Bartlett, Commander, U.S.N., Hydrographer to the Bureau of Navigation."
