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![The very earliest rendition of a bathymetric map of an oceanic basin ship3229.jpg The very earliest rendition of a bathymetric map of an oceanic basin](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_ship3229.jpg?itok=9Y960JtD)
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The very earliest rendition of a bathymetric map of an oceanic basin. MatthewFontaine Maury published this map in 1853 in Explanations and SailingDirections to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts .... This image wasobtained through the courtesy of the United States Naval Observatory Gilliss Library.
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Voyage to Inner Space