Description: Authentic original antique map published in "The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States", 1887. By: George Brown Goode. Chart No. 17. Titled, "SPONGING GROUNDS OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA". Very good + condition, measures approx. 8.75x11.25 inches. "The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States" was a multi-volume work by Goode and United States Fisheries commissioner Spencer F. Baird. Read below for history of the publication. This is an original antique NOT a reproduction. All items are shipped shrink wrapped flat on acid free backing. FLORIDA SPONGING INDUSTRY Postcard courtesy of the Matheson History Museum collection "The Florida Commercial Sponges""The merchantable sponges of the waters of Florida fall under five heads - the sheepswool or "wool" sponge, the velvet sponge, the grass sponges (two species), the yellow sponge, and the glove sponge. Numerous varieties have been described by naturalist and many grades are recognized by dealers. Sponge sale on the dock of the Key West Bight at the foot of Elizabeth Street, c.1890. Photo: Key West Art & Historical Society The principal center of the industry is Key West, where more than seven-eights of the business is carried on. Other places at which sponges are landed are Apalachicola, St. Marks, and Tarpon Springs. About 100 registered vessels and 200 unregistered vessels and boats are employed in the fishery, which, with their outfit, are worth about $260,000, and are manned by upward of 1,400 fisherman. Courtesy - CARRABELLE HISTORY MUSEUM Sponges are by far the most important of the fishery products of Florida, representing about one-third of the annual value of the fishing industry. In the calendar year 1895 the Florida sponge industry yielded 306,070 pounds of sponges, of which the first value $368, 871. In 1896 the catch, as represented by the purchases of the wholesale buyers who handled practically the entire output, was 234,11212 pounds, having a value of $273,012. In 1897 the product was 331,546 pounds, valued at $281,640." "Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission", 1897-1898. George M. Bowers, Commissioner
Price: 55 USD
Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1887
Size: Medium
Item Height: 11.25
Title: SPONGING GROUNDS OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
Theme: Nautical
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Copper Engraving
Subject: Fishing, Maps, Sponges
Item Width: 8.75 in
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
