An ambitious work for its time, this beautiful map of the Atlantic Ocean was published in July 1939 when ocean bathymetry was in its infancy. Loaded with a variety of geographical and historical information this map is a splendid addition to any map collection. The 1939 Atlantic Ocean map features: • Historical and geographical notes • An abundance of information including typical storm tracks, approximate northern limits of drift ice, areas of floating gulfweed (sargassum), naval bases, and distances between principal ports • Thousands of place names including country capitals, other capitals, cities, and towns • Time zone boundaries with clocks showing the time when it is noon at Greenwich • Geographical features such as mountain ranges, major rivers, major lakes, sandy deserts, swampy regions, wadies, glaciers, salt pans, and more • Inset of the Isthmus of Panama • Ocean bathymetry
Coverage Area: South America, eastern North America, Europe, western Africa
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