Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is the body of water separating Italy from the Balkan peninsula, which includes the present-day countries of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea. This image is from Hammond's Unabridged Atlas & Gazeteer of the World, published by C. S. Hammond & Co., Inc., New York, 1924, page 50. (Collections of Penobscot Marine Museum)