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| Keywords: 1853 U.S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of St. Georges Sound, Florida - Geographicus - StGeorgesSound-uscs-1853.jpg A very nice example of the U S Coast Survey ™s 1853 chart or map of the entrances to St George Sound Florida Essentially two maps in one The left map depicts the western Entrance to the sound between St Vincent ™s Island and Georges Island The right hand map shows the Main entrance to the sound between St Georges Island and Hog Island Notes opening in the barrier islands created during the Hurricane of 1852 which struck the Florida coast with exceptional violence Indeed since this map was issued a number of violent hurricanes and other natural disasters have reshaped the topography of this region significantly Detailed sailing instruction and notes on undersea dangers times and bearings in the lower quadrants Prepared under the supervision of A D Bache by H Gerdes the Coast Survey ™s resident Gulf expert 1853 dated Size in 14 13 5 object history credit line accession number StGeorgesSound-uscs-1853 <i>Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1853 Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of Florida 1853 maps Barrier islands | ||||
