Description: This detail of a map of the Gulf of Mexico showing the Biscayne Bay area with surrounding islands and bodies of water, including bays and rivers current to 1861. Many channels and rivers are depicted in the detail. The depths and soundings are noted with numbers The map scale is 1:600,000. Place Names: Miami-Dade, Key Biscayne, Virginia Key, Soldier Key, ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters, oceans Keywords: Detail - Preliminary chart of the northeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico, physical, physical features, water depths, inlandWaters, oceans, Unknown,1861 Source: United States Coastal Survey, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1861) Map Credit: Courtesy of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress |
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