Howard Koslow: Matthew Maury

Artist: Howard Koslow
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1985
Image Size: 12 by 13.75 inches
Overall Size: 18 by 20.625 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Cold Press Illustration Board

The "Pathfinder of the Seas," Matthew Maury carefully charted winds and currents which made the oceans navigable. A Navy man, he entered the service as a midshipman and his talent for oceanography brought him up through the ranks. By 1855 he was a commander, having helped create the U.S. Naval Observatory and the Hydrographic Office. When the Civil War began, Maury chose allegiance to his birth place -- Fredericksburg, Virginia -- and joined the Confederate forces. He was placed in charge of all coast, harbor and river defenses. Indeed, his expertise and able wisdom were largely responsible for Confederate military victories at sea. During the war, he was sent to England as a special envoy, and while there, he invented an electric mine for use in harbor defense. Maury went to Mexico after the War and later returned to England where he received financial aid for his continuing scientific endeavors. In 1868, he came home, having received a pardon from President Andrew Johnson. Teaching at the Virginia Military Institute, he was able to further his knowledge of the sea. His published works on navigation, naval reform, meteorology and astronomy affected naval thinking for many years and formed the basis for all pilot charts issued by the U.S. government.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Proofcard for America's Greatest Military Heroes series, postmarked January 14, 1992.

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