Allyn, Rube
1960

Allyn's Fishing Map 2E Sarasota Bay

Rube Allyn's Fishing Map Sarasota Bay #2E

DESCRIPTION: Original Rube Allyn's Authentic Fishing Map (ca. 1960), for Sarasota Bay, Florida. Key features include Sister Key, Sleepy Lagoon, Dream Island, Buttonwood Harbor, Longboat Key, Sarasota, Ringling Isles and Big Sarasota Pass.

Map # 2E. Ca. 1960. Copyright Rube Allyn, St. Petersburg, Florida. Lithographed by MacDonald, Tampa.

CREATOR: Allyn, Rube

PUBLICATION DATE: 1960

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Sarasota Bay

CONDITION: Good. Solid. Slight age-toning. Folds as issued. Lithographed.

COLORING: None.

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SIZE: 20 " x 25 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 61

PRICE: $135

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