Admiralty Gnomonic Chart 5095: North Atlantic Ocean

An official Admiralty Gnomonic Chart, printed on demand on quality, watermarked chart paper directly from the UKHO's latest digital files. Each chart includes all available corrections up to the date of printing, ensuring you receive the most up-to-date data for safe passage planning and navigation.

About Admiralty Gnomonic Charts

Admiralty Gnomonic Charts form part of a specialised series of five charts designed specifically for passage planning and great circle navigation. These charts enable mariners to plot great circle routes as straight lines, making them invaluable tools for long-distance voyage planning and are particularly useful for devising composite rhumb line routes.

Key Features of Gnomonic Charts

• Great Circle Navigation: Plot the shortest distance between two points as a straight line.
• Passage Planning: Essential tool for planning efficient ocean passages and long-distance voyages.
• Composite Routing: Enables the calculation of composite rhumb line routes for practical navigation.
• Up-to-Date for Safe Navigation: Every chart is printed on demand with the latest available corrections and official UKHO updates.

Gnomonic Charts for Framing & Decorative Wall Art

Authentic Admiralty Gnomonic charts make impressive pieces of nautical wall art for homes and offices. However, as these are working navigation charts rather than decorative prints, there are a few practical considerations for those wishing to frame them. Please review the key points below before ordering.

• Chart Dimensions: Gnomonic charts are typically printed on DE size paper (approximately 1070 x 715 mm). However, the actual chart image is approximately Half DE size (715 x 534 mm) and centered on the sheet with white borders surrounding it. Each Gnomonic chart is different so please treat this as a rough guide only. We strongly recommend waiting to receive your chart before ordering a frame.
• Presentation: The chart will be printed from the latest file available. Sometimes this may be more up-to-date than the sample image on this page. Over the past few years the colour palette and general presentation of Admiralty charts has changed as new editions are published. For example, newer editions use a paler yellow for land compared to the traditional deeper 'mustard' colour. If this is of concern please get in touch and we can check the latest thumbnail image.
• Official Markings: Charts will include an official agent's stamp and a line of authentication data in the margin.
• Folded or Unfolded: By default, charts are folded up to three times to a standard size suitable for a ship's chart drawer. If you require an unfolded chart for framing, please select this option when ordering. Both folded and unfolded charts are then rolled for shipping in a tube.

Shipping and Handling

• Printed to Order: Please note that Admiralty charts are not off-the-shelf items. Each one is printed on demand by an official UKHO Print-on-Demand distributor and prepared individually, a process that involves printing, trimming, quality checking, folding, official stamping, and applying a chart number label to the back of the chart. Please check for messages regarding current handling times during the ordering process.
• Urgent Orders: If you are in a hurry, please get in touch with us directly and we will do our very best to accommodate your needs.
• Packaging: Your chart will be shipped rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube. Charts are produced to professional navigation standards where minor creasing, if it occurs, does not affect navigational use. If shipped with Royal Mail we use a standard round tube. If shipped with DPD we use a long rectangular box which carries a slightly higher risk of creasing. Minor creasing can usually be flattened easily with a few hours under some heavy books.
• Returns: Because every chart is printed to order, it is non-returnable unless faulty or damaged. Please ensure the chart you have selected meets your needs before ordering. We are very happy to help with any questions, so please get in touch if you need assistance.