USS VINCENNES in pack ice - Captain Charles Wilkes commanding

USS VINCENNES in pack ice - Captain Charles Wilkes commanding. On the Antarctic shelf, Wilkes sounded with copper wire in 400 fathoms. First use of wire instead of hemp sounding line. Copper too ductile and would break - gave up on idea

Photo Category: Charting - Soundings - Bathymetry - Mechanical
Photo Location: Antarctica, Wilkes Land
Photo Date: 1840

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Author: NOAA Central Library/ NOAA

License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Public domain)

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