Name/Title
Treasure Map of the Florida KeysEntry/Object ID
2023.11.0018Description
Color postcard depicting a hand drawn map of South Florida and the Florida Keys highlighting areas with shipwrecks. Notation on verso, 'The entire length of the Great Florida Reef, known as the Florida Keys, has for centuries been the graveyard of sunken vessels. The Spanish Empire lost an estimated $100,000,000 in treasures while being transported back in galleons. These ships were sometimes just the victims of the currents, but more often were victims of fierce hurricanes that dashed entire flotillas upon the jagged rocks and beaches of the Florida Keys. Notorious pirates such as Lafitte, Kidd, Morgan, Teach and Black Caesar made the Keys their operational headquarters. Even to this day, after a storm, gold and silver coins will wash up on one of the beaches in the Keys, to the delight of some tourist or native.'Collection
Postcard CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photochrome (1930-Present)Place Published
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionCondition
Grade 3 Very Good