"That makes you...chart man."

This is a 1927 chart book for the "Inside Route" from New York to Key West. We now call most of this route the "Intercoastal Waterway". It has a whole section of beautifully rendered charts in the back (see upper photo) as well as nice descriptions of hazards, landmarks, and points of interest in the text. Having spent some time on the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, the Atlantic Ocean off of Delaware, and New York, this book is priceless for showing all of the myriad things that have changed about these waters, as well as those things that stayed the same. I've been thinking about matting and framing some of the charts - that's how pretty they are - but the sizes are all weird (a 48" x 8" chart makes for an odd and expensive frame).

By the way, the quote in the Title Block is from Pirates of the Caribbean III - At World's End. I like those campy movies despite...everything.