British Admiralty Hydrographical Office
1920

Antique Chart of Key West Harbor, Florida

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United States. East Coast. Florida Reefs Key West Harbour and Approaches from the latest United States government charts to 1914.

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Fine engraved British Admiralty navigation chart of the Key West Florida area, from 1920. With Hawk Channel, Key West Harbor, Man of War Harbor, Rock Cay Channel, the Florida Strait and much more extending to the west past Boca Grande Cay, and Man Cay. Edition of February 1916 with last corrections in September 1920. A large, scarce chart of Key West before the Overseas Highway and the Florida land boom of the 1920's changed the face of the Sunshine State.

Shows the Overseas Railroad ("Flagler's Folly") which operated from 1912 to 1935.

Inset charts of North West Channel Bar and Key West Harbor. Inset table of tidal information for Sand Key Bar, Fort Taylor, and the Northwest Channel Bar.

First published at the Admiralty, 19 August 1907 under the superintendence of Rear Admiral A. Mostyn Field, F.R.S. Hydrographer. Sold by J.D. Potter. Engraved by Davies & Company. Chart number 2881.

CREATOR: British Admiralty Hydrographical Office

PUBLICATION DATE: 1920

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Florida Strait

CONDITION: Very good.  Generally clean with no holes or tears.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: Davies & Company

SIZE: 38 " x 25 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

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