[Australia nautical charts] / Australian Hydrographic Service
- Bib ID:
- 724477
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Hydrographic Service, cartographer, issuing body
- Related Online Resources:
- Edition:
- Various editions.
- Scale:
- Scales differ ; transverse Mercator projection and Mercator projection (E 108°34ʹ00ʺ--E 171°30ʹ00ʺ/N 0°26ʹ00ʺ--S 73°52ʹ00ʺ).
- Description:
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- [Sydney, New South Wales] : Hydrographic Service, R.A.N., 1939-
- maps : colour ; 113 x 113 cm or smaller + 2 index maps
- Series:
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- Admiralty charts and publications.
- International chart series.
- Notes:
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- Hydrographic charts produced by Australia covering the waters of Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Solomon Islands and Antarctica. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by bathymetric tints, soundings and isolines.
- Series includes ocean, coastal and harbour charts showing depths, nature of the sea floor, hazards, aids to navigation, tides and currents. Some charts show topographic details of adjoining coasts. Earlier charts show depths in fathoms, and later in metres.
- Some sheets catalogued individually.
- Series formerly titled Hydrographic charts of Australian, Papua New Guinean and Antarctic waters. From 2018 series title changed to Australia nautical charts.
- Some sheets have series title 'International chart series'.
- Series title "Admiralty charts and publications" appears on verso of some maps published by Great Britain, Hydrographic Department.
- Publishing statement varies: Prepared by the Hydrographic Branch, Dept. of the Navy; Compiled from data supplied by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions [date]; Hydrographic Branch, R.A.N; from information by Government Survey Authorities, Sydney ; Hydrographic Service R.A.N.; Hydrographic Office; published by the Hydrographic Service, R.A.N., reproduced by the Hydrographer of the Navy, Taunton, by permission; reproduced by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office; Hydrographic Service, R.A.N. and National Maritime Safety Authority, Papua New Guinea; Australian Hydrographic Service and Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Administration, Hydrographic Office; Australian Hydrographic Service.
- Series includes reissued hydrographic charts with revisions by Great Britain, Hydrographic Department. Taunton, [England] : Hydrographer of the Navy.
- Dates included in "Aus Small Corrections" or "BA Small Corrections" notes indicate revision of chart.
- Index with title: Australian index of nautical charts and publications. Issued in 2 parts: Northern portion, Aus 5020A and Southern portion, Aus 5020B; later changed to AUS5000 and AUS5001.
- Correction lists for charts issued under title: Australian notices to mariners correction list for chart ...
- Issued irregularly.
- Prior to 2022, map sheets in this series were catalogued individually. From 2022, all map sheets for the series are controlled in the attached finding aid. A supplementary list of sheets and editions held at the National Library of Australia is also attached to the record.
- Publisher's online index to maps currently available at: http://www.hydro.gov.au
- Related Title:
- Australian notices to mariners
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1939
- Other authors/contributors:
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- Australian Hydrographic Service, cartographer, issuing body
- Great Britain. Hydrographic Department, cartographer, issuing body
- Australia. Department of the Navy. Hydrographic Branch
- United States. Hydrographic Office
- Papua New Guinea. National Maritime Safety Authority
- Solomon Islands. Department of Maritime Safety Administration. Hydrographic Office
- Also Titled:
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- [Nautical charts of Australia]
- [Hydrographic charts of Australia]
- Title on index varies: Australia - index of nautical charts and publications, northern portion ; Australia - index of nautical charts and publications, southern portion ; Australian Hydrographic Service index of nautical charts and publications
- Related Records:
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- Publication date:
- 9999
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