Published by the Florida Inland Navigation District as an announcement of the completion of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway. Quarto, original publisher’s deluxe binding, illustrated, folding map. In very good condition. Designed and prepared by Associated Advertising Agency, Inc.; Illustrations by Karl M. Zink; Printed by the H. & W. B. Drew Company, Jacksonville, Florida. Dedicated to the Engineer Office of the U.S. War Department and the Pleasure-Craft Owners of America.
"After years of work and expenditure of millions of dollars by the United States Engineer Department, the Florida Intracoastal Waterway from the St. Johns River to Miami now has a channel 100 foot wide and 8 feet deep at local mean low water. It provides a broad, deep, well-marked and sheltered passage down Florida's picturesque east coast to the recreational rendezvous of the American Riviera. With this new facility for safe, speedy voyaging, Florida beckons more alluring than ever to yachtsmen. We invite you to answer the call. Come to Florida in your own boats. Enjoy to romance, the glamor and the colorful gaieties of Florida life" (Florida Inland Navigation District Commissioners).
