**Block Island Sound and Approaches 1934** This nautical chart documents the waters between Long Island, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, surveyed by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey during the height of Depression-era maritime commerce. The chart captures the complex shoals and shipping channels that made Block Island Sound both a crucial passage and notorious hazard for vessels traveling between New York Harbor and New England ports. Printed with exceptional clarity, showing fine detail in the depth soundings and coastal features.