Matthew Fontaine Maury (Virginia) Autograph

Maury, Matthew Fontaine (Virginia). Commander Maury resigned his USN commission when Virginia seceded and became a commander in the Confederate States Navy. He developed torpedo mines and armed cruisers for the Confederacy. Maury produced a chart illustrating the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean proving that a transatlantic cable would be feasible. He is known as the “Pathfinder of the Seas”. Offered here is the closing of a letter matted with a black & white picture cut from a magazine. Signature reads, “Yours truly M. F. Maury:”.