Description Title Monsoon & trade wind chart of the Indian OceanOther Title Wind and current charts Monsoon and trade wind chart of the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Contributor Names Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873. Guthrie, John Julien. May, R. L. United States. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography. United States. Hydrographic Office. United States Naval Observatory. Created / Published [Washington, D.C. : United States Hydrographical Office?], 1859 [i.e. 1860] Contents Equatorial winter monsoon -- Winds in February -- Winds in August. Subject Headings - Monsoons--Indian Ocean--Maps - Trade winds--Indian Ocean--Maps - Winds--Indian Ocean--Maps - Nautical charts--Indian Ocean - Indian Ocean--Maps - Indian Ocean Notes - 'Series B.' - Explanation dated 'January 1860.' - The trade wind charts were released as series B a part of Maury's 'Wind and current charts', series A-F. Two sheets were produced, one for the Atlantic and the other for the Indian Ocean. For complete discussion, see 'The wind and current chart series produced by Matthew Fontaine Maury,' by Marc I. Pinsel, in Navigation : Journal of the Institute of Navigation, v. 28, no. 2 (Summer, 1981), p. 123-137. - Copy imperfect: Mounted on cloth backing. - Includes notes in map area with signature of M.F. Maury.