N. Atlantic & Gulf Stream

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="040b9c00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Charts & Maps</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.noaa.gov/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.noaa.gov/"><U><B><IMG SRC="2535a5f0.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> Images courtesy of</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html"><U>NOAA Central Library</U></A><A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html"><U> </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html"><U>Photo Collection</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2689.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U><IMG SRC="24f8c5c0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="92" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> 1678: Gulf Stream</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2691.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U><IMG SRC="24d8c7b0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="123" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> 1782: Gulf Stream</div> <div> by <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benjamin FRANKLIN (17061790)"><U>Benjamin Franklin</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2692.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U><B><IMG SRC="24b8c6c0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="108" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> 1787: Gulf Stream</div> <div> by Governor Pownall</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2694.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U><IMG SRC="2478c5d0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="93" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> 1832: Gulf Stream</div> <div> by Maj. James Rennell</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2696.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U><IMG SRC="2528ccf0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="207" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> 1845 Coast Survey</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2695.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U><IMG SRC="2498c700.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="112" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="arial" >Gulf Stream (</FONT>pre-1950)</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Falmouth Packet Archives 1688-1850</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Packet Archives 16881850"><U>home</U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> N. Atlantic & Gulf Stream</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >With thanks to NOAA, </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >in particular for their </FONT><A HREF="http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/ocs/text/map-coll.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/ocs/text/"><U><U>Historical Map and Chart Collection</U></U></A><U> </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > (mid-1800's to early 1900's)</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> The Office of Coast Survey is making available its extensive collection of historical maps and charts in digital scanned form </div> <div> See their <A HREF="http://anchor.ncd.noaa.gov/states/eastreg.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://anchor.ncd.noaa.gov/states/eastre"><U>East Coast </U></A><A HREF="http://anchor.ncd.noaa.gov/states/eastreg.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://anchor.ncd.noaa.gov/states/eastre"><U>NAUTICAL CHARTS</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > page. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"Most NOAA photos and slides are in the public domain and CANNOT be copyrighted.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Although at present, no fee is charged for using the photos credit MUST be given to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce unless otherwise instructed to give credit to the photographer or other source.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The mission of the NOAA Library and Information Services (LISD) is to ensure the delivery of scientific, technical, and legislative information to users. The library's users include NOAA staff, general public, academia, industry, and other government agencies. The principal resource for accomplishing this mission is a research collection ... started by F.R. Hassler, the first Superintendent of </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>the Coast Survey, a few years after that agency was established in 1807 (making it the oldest scientific agency in the United States)"</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Now, </B><A HREF="mailto:falmouth.packet.archives@dial.pipex.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:falmouth.packet.archives@dial.pip"><U><B>don't you agree</B></U></A><B>, that's how [British] Information Providers should open their doors!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1688:      <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2689.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U>The Gulf Stream by Athanasius Kircher.</U></A> From "Mundus Subterraneus" (<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >NOAA Central Library)</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>1782?     </B><A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2691.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U><B>The Gulf Stream according to Benjamin  Franklin</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >NOAA Central Library)</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1787:     <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2692.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U>T</U></A><A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2692.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U>he Gulf Stream     </U></A><A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2692.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U>by Governor Pownall</U></A> (<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >NOAA Central Library)</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1832:      <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2694.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U>The Gulf Stream according to Major James Rennell</U></A> (<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >NOAA Central Library)</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div>      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><IMG SRC="250588a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="394" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >1840:     </FONT>Boats from H.M.S.<I> Erebus</I> and H.M.S. <I>Terror</I> - Captain James Clark Ross. </div> <div>      Sounded in open ocean at 27.43 S and 17.48 W. (South Atlantic Ocean)</div> <div>      Recorded a depth of approximately 2200 fathoms. </div> <div>      First modern successful sounding in deep ocean.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >NOAA Central Library)</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >1845:     </FONT><A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2696.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U>The Gulf Stream by the Coast Survey</U></A>. </div> <div>      Based on a series of studies beginning in 1845 the Coast Survey established a number of sections for repeated observations. </div> <div>      "The first systematic oceanographic studies of the Gulf Stream integrated oceanography, marine geology, and meteorology into      these cruises." (<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >NOAA Central Library)</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1855:     <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/images/big/theb3772.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U>First attempt at a bathymetric map by Matthew Fontaine Maury</U></A>. Published in <I>The Physical Geography of the Sea</I>. </div> <div>      "Gave birth to notion of "Telegraphic Plateau". Helped sell Transatlantic telegraphic cable"  (NOAA Central Library) </div> <bR> <div> 1950:      <A HREF="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/historic/c&gs/theb2695.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/lb_images/h"><U>The Gulf Stream</U></A> (<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >NOAA Central Library)</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>