(MARINE NAVIGATION) James Imray Son An Outline Chart of the

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(MARINE NAVIGATION.) James Imray & Son. An Outline Chart of the World Intended for the Purpose of Marking Off a Ship's Track. Large engraved piloting chart of the world with ink annotations carefully lining the courses of 13 late-nineteenth/turn-of-the-twentieth-century American voyages. 41 1/2x78 inches overall, segmented and mounted to original linen backing with marbled paper self-wrappers; folding into custom card slipcase; generally fine condition. London, 1855 [1883] [additions to 1889]

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Ship cruises named and keyed in various inks at the title:

- U.S.S. Constellation, Summers 1877 & 1879.
- O. & O.S.S. Gaelic, August 1880.
- U.S.S. Richmond, September 5, 1880-May 8, 1882.
- O. &. O.S.S. Oceanic, May 1882.
- U.S.C.S.S. Steadfast, October 21, 1882-May 22, 1883.
- U.S.C.S.S. Blake, May 22, 1883-November 29, 1885.
- U.S.S. Despatch, December 3, 1885-January 15, 1887.
- U.S.S. Thetis, January 15, 1887-February 1, 1890. (This course includes the extension of a small 3x9-inch flap of manuscript pasted on with additional surveys completed in northern Alaska).
- U.S.S. Baltimore, June 19, 1893-September 19, 1895.
- U.S.S. Concord, September 19, 1895-May 25,1896.
- U.S.S. Brooklyn, April 2, 1898-March 3, 1900.
- U.S.S. Villalobos, March 3, 1900-November 24, 1900.
- U.S.S. Scindia-Ajax, November 24, 1900-