General examination of the Pacific Ocean
Translater
Charles Henry Davis
Date1869
Object number00033916
NameBook
MediumPaper, ink, carboard, gilt
DimensionsOverall: 232 x 153 x 20 mm, 0.516 kg
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection
Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionBook by Charles Phillippe De Kerhallet titled "General examination of the Pacific Ocean followed by nautical directions for avoiding hurricanes". The book contains three maps detailing winds, currents, and ship routes from America to Asia. Translated by Charles Henry Davis from the second French edition of 1855.
Josiah Earl Barnes
16 March 1916
