The currents off the coast of Guinea collected by Captain A.T.E.Vidal RN 1840. The direction of the current is laid down upon the true north and the velocity given in miles for 24 hours

Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca. 1:750 000]. Cartographic Note: Plane chart. Printed chart of Gulf of Guinea from Cape Verga south east to Cape Lopez. Magnetic variation marked. Printed ships tracks-'Aetna', 'Fair Rosamund' and 'Pheasant'.

Object Details

ID: G241:4/45
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO); Vidal, Alexander Thomas Emeric Walker, J. & C.
Places: Gulf of Guinea; West Africa
Date made: 1847
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 50 cm x 67.5 cm