Map [Marshall Islands stick chart, Meddo type].

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • [Marshall Islands stick chart, Meddo type].

Created / Published

  • [Majuro, Marshall Islands : s.n., 192-?]

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Marshall Islands
  • -  Aids to navigation--Marshall Islands--Maps
  • -  Marshall Islands--Maps
  • -  Marshall Islands

Notes

  • -  Title and date supplied by cataloger.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Model housed in a cloth covered box with a clear plastic cover.
  • -  "This type of stick chart used by Marshall Islanders represents a sectional or local nautical chart and usually portrays part of an island group. This Meddo represents the western or Ralik chain of the Marshall Islands and covers the general area between 164° and 170° east longitude and 4° and 12° north latitude. The large shell near the center of the chart represents the atoll of Kwajalein. The herring bone design near the bottom of the chart represents the influence of the northeast trade winds on the ocean swells after they pass through and around Jaluit Atoll. Stick charts are not made to scale, but represent the time factor of navigating a native outrigger sailing canoe from island to island." -- Label attached to shadow box.

Medium

  • 1 model : wood, shells ; 67 x 108 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G9461.P5 1920 .M22

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010586181

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

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Marshall Islands stick chart, Meddo type. [Majuro, Marshall Islands: s.n., 192-?, 1920] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010586181/.

APA citation style:

(1920) Marshall Islands stick chart, Meddo type. [Majuro, Marshall Islands: s.n., 192-?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010586181/.

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Marshall Islands stick chart, Meddo type. [Majuro, Marshall Islands: s.n., 192-?, 1920] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010586181/>.