Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys: Soldier Key to the Dry Tortugas

$ 149.95

This beautiful chart shows the location of over 500 shipwrecks from Soldier Key to the Dry Tortugas by type of ship and year sunk. Hundreds of hours went into making this chart. Shown in great detail are the Keys, reefs, lighthouses, and water depth contours. The Florida Keys extend to the Dry Tortugas, and the unique inset shows the Marquesas Keys to the Dry Tortugas, a first for charts of this kind. Stories of how 33 of the most interesting and famous shipwrecks occurred, including the Atocha, Valbanerra, El Capitana, and Spiegel Grove. Pen and ink drawings illustrate the tragic sinkings of six ships.

The parchment at the bottom of the chart tells of the 1622 and 1733 fleets, the Search for the Atocha, the U-boats, the Wreckers, Deadly Hurricanes, the Lighthouses, Key West, and the Dry Tortugas.

Full color 36" X 24"; a perfect size for framing with a standard size or custom frame.

Frame adds 2" (single) to 3" (double) all the way around

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