1950 Sunken Treasure Map of Florida, the Bahamas, and the Gulf of Mexico

This is a c. 1950 sunken treasure map of Florida, the Bahamas, and the Gulf of Mexico. The map covers from Tampico, Mexico to Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and from Jacksonville and Pensacola to Jamaica. It highlights 141 shipwrecks from the late 1500s to the 1940s. Circles containing numbers indicate each wreck, with a large concentration appearing along the Florida coast. Depth soundings are noted throughout, helping to estimate just how deep each wreak rests. An inset of the Florida Keys, from Miami to the Marquesas Keys, occupies the Gulf of Mexico, implying that no wrecks would be found in this area. An index of the 141 wrecks provides some information concerning each, including the type of vessel, Latitude and Longitude, and, in some cases, the date and the circumstances of its sinking. Text boxes along the bottom border provide a crash course in the 'Laws of Sunken Treasure' and a short, suggestive history of Spanish Galleon losses in the Caribbean. The whole is drawn as if on a large sheet of aged paper, with the artist using effects to make it look old, torn, and as if it had been rolled for years - like a stereotypical treasure map.

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This map is unsigned, and we have been unable to locate a maker or a publication date. We also have failed to identify other known examples.