How do we have data on speed and tracks of hurricanes in the 1800s?

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I see Milton getting compared to hurricanes that formed in the Gulf of Mexico and hit the Tampa Bay area as far back as 1854. What type of meteorological data did they have back then?

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There are photographs of the destruction resulting from this hurricane, and by severity of damage to the landscape (defoliating, vs damaging, vs felling vs tearing out the roots) we can estimate the winds that tore them to pieces.

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