Fiji Islands, South Pacific Ocean : from surveys between 1854 and 1882 with additions from United States and Fiji Govt. surveys / Hydrographic Office
- Bib ID:
- 8057057
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- United States. Hydrographic Office, cartographer
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Edition:
- Edition 4th June 1921 ; Small corrections [to] '32.
- Scale:
- Scale 1:733,929 at Lat. 18°00 ; projection (E 175°57ʹ--E 178°25ʹ/S 15°45ʹ--S 19°56ʹ).
- Description:
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- Washington, D.C. : Hydrographic Office, [1932]
- 1 map ; 64 x 96 cm, on sheet 77 x 107 cm
- Partial contents:
- Continuation inset: Fiji Islands : continuation of group to southward (See chart No. 409)
- Notes:
-
- Hydrographic chart showing Fiji Islands. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by bathymetric soundings.
- "No. 2850"--Lower right margin.
- "Small corrections from Notices to Mariners, from other sources. Printed Oct. '24. '22-2, 18, 37. '24-23 X '24. Mar. '25 25-1 III '25. '26-26, 32"--Lower left margin.
- "Washington, D.C. : Published July, 1914, at the Hydrographic Office under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, 1914"--Original publishing statement.
- Includes tidal information and variation compasses.
- National Library of Australia's copy has manuscript annotations and calculations in pencil and ink, possibly by Harry Lyon, navigator on the Charles Kingsford Smith 1928 crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Oakland, California via Hawaii and Suva to Brisbane, Queensland.
- National Library of Australia's copy possibly given to Charles Kingsford Smith from Harry Lyon. See page 8 of descriptive notes digitsed in Harry Lyon map collection: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-232113986/view.
- Map previously shelved at MAP RM 2811/7.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1497522192
- Source of Acquisition:
- National Library of Australia's copy donated by the family of Charles Kingsford Smith.
- Subject:
-
- Lyon, Harry W., Captain, 1885-1963 -- Maps
- Kingsford Smith, Charles, 1897-1935 -- Maps
- Nautical charts -- Fiji
- Nautical charts -- Fiji -- Viti Levu
- Nautical charts -- Fiji -- Vanua Levu
- Nautical charts -- South Pacific Ocean
- Islands -- South Pacific Ocean -- Fiji -- Maps
- Fiji -- Maps
- Viti Levu (Fiji) -- Maps
- Vanua Levu (Fiji) -- Maps
- South Pacific Ocean -- Maps
- Time Coverage:
- 1914-1928
- Copyright:
-
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1939
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1932
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