Description: Meyer's 1845 map of Florida is derived from the Tanner/Mitchell Universal atlas map of 1839. This detail of that map covers the upper keys of Monroe County. Routes of travel are covered along with major waterways. The Everglades expand over the majority of the detail. Most labels are of coastal features, such as the upper Keys, Key Largo, New Inlet, and Barnes Sound.
Place Names: Monroe, Everglades, Lloyds Lake, Cocoa Nut Point, Barnes Sound, Black Caesar Creek, Rio Ratones, New Inlet, Ellis Island, Opossum Creek, Potomac, Key Largo, Cayo Largo,
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Monroe County - Upper Keys, physical, political, transportation, historical, physical features, major political subdivisions, roads, boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation, Unknown,1845
Source: Joseph Meyer, Grosser Hand-Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde (Hillsburghaus, : Hildburghausen: Bibliographischen Instituts, 1845) 148
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
|
