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The Beaufort Wind Scale with Accompanying Sea State Codes

Year

Size

Medium

Comment

1999

2mtrs x 1.5mtrs

Consists of 16 Framed Works each 42.5cm x 30cm. Acrylic Wash on Paper. Salted.

Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort constructed his scale for relating wind forces to sea states in 1805 and in 1830 it was adopted by the Admiralty as a Standard tool for use in the British Navy.