02015cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000450011324500200015826400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450801980039552009950059353400450158865300200163385600430165399900170169644175UtSlPG20260610134020.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aGA1 aPutnam, G. R.q(George Rockwell),d1865-10aNautical Charts 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-11-13  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Peter Becker and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Nautical Charts" by G. R. Putnam is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide on the origin, construction, and use of nautical charts, highlighting their significance for mariners, passengers, and those involved in maritime trade. It appears to be both informative and accessible, aiming to cater to a wide audience interested in navigation.  The opening of "Nautical Charts" introduces the author's motivation behind writing the work, stemming from a lecture prepared for Columbia University. Putnam emphasizes the lack of an all-encompassing discussion on nautical charts despite their prevalence and critical importance in navigation. The initial chapters set the stage for a detailed exploration of various aspects related to chart making, surveying, and the historical development of maps, providing a broad background in geospatial representation and its evolution through time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNautical charts40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44175  c85014d85014