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First map of an oceanic basin. Matthew Fontaine Maury produced this map in1853 and published it in the Wind and Current Charts for that year. (Image credit: U.S. Naval Observatory Library)
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U.S. Naval Observatory Library
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
Bathymetric Maps Collection
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Exploration
Maps