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Maria Theresa specifications

length: 14 ft

beam: 28 ft 8 in.

amidships depth: 9 in.

bow height: 23 in.

stern height: 21 in.

weight: 58 lbs.

The canoe’s paper skin was about one eighth of an inch thick. The craft was fitted with a pair of removable steel outriggers, two seven foot spruce oars and a double paddle of similar length. The mast and sail—which proved useless and were soon discarded—weighed six pounds.

Bishop provides other details:

"When I took on board at Philadelphia the canvas deck-cover and the rubber strap which secured it in position, and the outfit—the cushion, sponge, provision-basket, and a fifteen-pound case of charts—I found that, with my own weight included (130 lbs.), the boat and her cargo, all told, provisioned for a long cruise, fell considerably short of the weight of three Saratoga trunks containing a very modest wardrobe for a lady's four weeks' visit at a fashionable watering-place."

For the Complete Story of the VOYAGE of THE PAPER CANOE: A GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNEY OF 2500 MILES FROM
QUEBEC TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, DURING THE YEARS 1874-5 BY NATHANIEL H. BISHOP? Click Here.

Click here to read about John Lodwick and the Tamiami Trail

Primative Florida Revealed by Opening of Tamiami Trail in Everglades.
by John Lodwick

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Click here to read more about the Paper Canoe

Voyage of the Paper Canoe;
a geographical journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5

"She's the dog-gonedest thing I ever seed, and jist as putty as a new coffin!" - A river raftsman admiring the Maria Teresa’s beautiful finish.

After the journey
In 1929, 54-years after H.L. Bishop completed his voyages, Cedar Keys was designated a National Wildlife Refuge in an effort to protect the breeding grounds of migratory birds being slaughtered for their prized feathers.
After almost the same length of time, in 1972, Congress enacted further protection to the refuge, by designating four of the original refuge islands as National Wilderness Areas under the Wilderness Act. Today, the refuge is comprised of 13 islands ranging in size from 1 to 120 acres and totaling 762 acres.
GPS: 29.12830100, -83.08345580