Description: This detail of a map of the Gulf of Mexico showing the Florida Keys area with surrounding islands and bodies of water, including bays and rivers current to 1861. Many islands are depicted in the detail including Content Key. Cape Sable is noted, along with Ten Thousand Islands. The depths and soundings are noted with numbers The map scale is 1:600,000.
Place Names: Monroe, Florida Keys, American Shoal, Big Pine Key, Mud Key, Johnston Key, Micheal Key, Content Keys, Little Pine 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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