Historic Map : U. S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of Florida, Version 2, 1861, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 36in The right hand map shows

The right hand map shows the Main entrance to the sound between St

from NW Spain to the Baltic Sea

This map was originally published in the 1748 edition of Vaugondy's Atlas Portratif Universel et Militaire

Curiously Sanson chooses to ignore known Dutch settlements along the Surinam and Essekebe Rivers

St Lawrence and Amazon and the mountains with the highest given as Nevada de Sorata

Historic Map : U. S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of Florida, Version 2, 1861, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 36in The right hand map showsA beautiful example of the U. S. Coast Survey's 1861 triangulation chart or map of the Florida Peninsula. This nautical map covers from St. Augustine and Apalachee Bay southwards as far as Key West and the Dry Tortugas. There is an interesting swath of inland detail between St. Mary's and the Cedar Keys indicating a rather early state of the Florida survey. Triangulation charts of this type were prepared by the Coast Survey before more detailed survey