THE 
HYSTCAL GEOGRAPHY 
OF 
THE SEA. 
BY M. F. MAURY, LL.D., 
LIEUT. U. S. NAVY. 
' ' Under this terai will be included a philosophical account of the winds and 
currents of the sea ; of the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean ; of the tem- 
perature and depth of the sea ; of the wonders that are hidden in its depths ; and 
of the phenomena that display themselves at its surface. In short, I shall treat 
of the economy of the sea and of its adaptations — of its salts, its waters, its 
climates, its inhabitants, and of whatever there may be of general interest in its 
commercial uses or industrial pursuits ; for all such things pertain to its Physical 
(xEoaEAPHY." — Extract from Preface. 
LONDON: 
SAMPSON LOW, SON, & CO., 47, LUDGATE HILL, 
1855. 
