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Track of the Surveying Brig DOLPHIN from September 1851 to July 1852

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Track of the Surveying Brig DOLPHIN from September 1851 to July 1852. Thistrack chart contains depth information, currents, winds, and other observations. It could be fair to say that U.S. Navy deep sea oceanography began with thiscruise ordered by Matthew Fontaine Maury with the DOLPHIN under the commandof Lieutenant Samuel Phillips Lee, USN.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Collection

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

History of Oceanography Collection

Bathymetric Maps Collection