Tag: shipping trade
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More than meets the eye on this map of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Atlantic Ocean by Governor Pownall, F.R.S. At a glance this map from the late 1700s with its diagrams of the ocean currents seems made for the shipping trade. The sea is mapped with arrows charting directions of ocean currents and winds. A shaded area indicates the โGulf Stream or Florida Streamโ, obviously copied from…
