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Description
First profile of an oceanic basin. Matthew Fontaine Maury produced this profile in 1854 and published it in the Wind and Current Charts for that year. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Collection)
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Collection
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
Bathymetric Maps Collection
Keywords
Exploration
Maps