ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP NAUTICAL CHART Gulf of Mexico Tampico to Progreso Yucatan

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ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MAPTERRITORY NAUTICAL CHART
[Thismap is not a reproduction or from a scan, and it's printed on a thick papermatting surface. My Map collection, passed down by my grandfather, has beenstored flat and folded]
Mexico Tampico to Progreso Yucatan, Laguna De Terminos, Banco De Campeche, VeraCruz, Punta del Morro
From British Admiralty survey in 1852, US Naval Surveys 1957 1946 1949
See Photos for condition.
The
Gulf of Mexico
(
Spanish
:
Golfo de México
) is an
ocean basin
and a
marginal sea
of the Atlantic Ocean,
[2]
largely surrounded by the North American continent.
[3]
It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the
Gulf Coast of the United States
; on the southwest and south by the
Mexican
states
of
Tamaulipas
,
Veracruz
,
Tabasco
,
Campeche
,
Yucatan
, and
Quintana Roo
; and on the southeast by Cuba. The
Southern U.S. states
of
Texas
,
Louisiana
,
Mississippi
,
Alabama
, and
Florida
, which border the Gulf on the north, are often referred to as the "
Third Coast
" of the United States (in addition to its Atlantic and
Pacific
coasts).
The Gulf of Mexico took shape approximately 300 million years ago as a result of
plate tectonics
.
[4]
The
Gulf of Mexico basin
is roughly oval in shape and is approximately 810 nautical miles (1,500 km; 930 mi) wide. Its floor consists of
sedimentary rocks
and recent sediments. It is connected to part of the Atlantic Ocean through the
Florida Straits
between the U.S. and Cuba, and with the
Caribbean Sea
via the
Yucatán Channel
between Mexico and Cuba. Because of its narrow connection to the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf experiences very small
tidal ranges
. The size of the Gulf basin is approximately 1.6 million km
2
(615,000 sq mi). Almost half of the basin consists of shallow continental-shelf waters. The volume of water in the basin is roughly 2.4
×
10
6
cubic kilometers (5.8
×
10
5
cubic miles).
[5]
The Gulf of Mexico is one of the most important
offshore petroleum
-production regions in the world, making up one-sixth of the United States' total production.
[6]
Laguna de Términos
is the largest tidal lagoon by volume located entirely on the
Gulf of Mexico
, as well as one of the most biodiverse. Exchanging water with several rivers and lagoons, the Laguna is part of the most important hydrographic
river basin
in
Mexico
.
[2]
It is important commercially, as well as ecologically by serving as a refuge for an extensive number of flora and fauna; its
mangroves
provide an important role as a refuge for migratory birds.
[3]
Veracruz
(
American Spanish:
[beɾaˈkɾus]
(
listen
)
), formally
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
(
American Spanish:
[beɾaˈkɾuz ðe iɣˈnasjo ðe la ˈʝaβe]
), officially the
Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
(
Spanish
:
Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
), is one of the 31 states which, along with
Mexico City
, comprise the 32
Federal Entities
of
Mexico
. It is located in eastern Mexico and is bordered by seven states, which are
Tamaulipas
,
San Luis Potosí
,
Hidalgo
,
Puebla
,
Oaxaca
,
Chiapas
, and
Tabasco
. Veracruz is divided into
212 municipalities
, and its capital city is
Xalapa-Enríquez
.
Veracruz has a significant share of the coastline of the
Gulf of Mexico
on the east of the state. The state is noted for its mixed ethnic and indigenous populations.
Its cuisine
reflects the many cultural influences that have come through the state because of the importance of the port of Veracruz. In addition to the capital city, the state's largest cities include
Veracruz
,
Coatzacoalcos
,
Córdoba
,
Minatitlán
,
Poza Rica
,
Boca Del Río
and
Orizaba
.