Johnston Atlantic

A.K. Johnston.
Physical Chart of the Atlantic Ocean Showing the Form and Direction of the Currents; Distribution of heat at the Surface, Navigation and Trade Routes, Banks, Rocks &c.
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1856. Steel engraving, 500 x 600mm. Original colour.
£48
A facinating chart depicting the difficulties in navigating the Atlantic, with the currents and winds making a direct route impossible. The routes of many famous voyages are marked. JOHN0003