2. A plat exhibiting the state of the Surveys in Florida. US Topo Bureau 1854 map
A plat exhibiting the state of the Surveys in Florida. US Topo Bureau 1854 map

A plat exhibiting the state of the Surveys in Florida. US Topo Bureau 1854 map

Product SKU: P-7-027509

Price £560.00

'A plat exhibiting the state of the Surveys in Florida' by John Wescott, Surveyor General of Florida (1854). Antique survey map, 59.0 x 66.5cm, 23.25 x 26.25 inches; Please note that this is a folding map.
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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'A plat exhibiting the state of the Surveys in Florida'

A large, original map of the state of Florida dated October 31st, 1854, depicting the Everglades, Big Cypress, the Arredondo Grant, Forbes Purchase, Native American hunting grounds, and numerous forts extending south to Key Largo. The map includes detailed annotations related to US Government survey progress and township boundaries, offering a snapshot of the state's geographic and territorial organization in 1854, less than 10 years after the state's accession to the the Union, and at a time when it was still very sparsely populated.

DATE PRINTED: 1854    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 59.0 x 66.5cm, 23.25 x 26.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

TYPE: Antique survey map

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Light spotting. The map was published without a lower left hand border and margin, which has been restored with loss of part of the printed border. Toning along folds. Wear at junctures, restored. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

FOLDING: This is a folding print.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: John Wescott, Surveyor General of Florida

PROVENANCE: "Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-Third Congress", December 4, 1854. Senate. 33d Congress, 2d Session. Ex. Doc. No. 1. Part III. Illustrations belonging to reports accompanying the message. Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson, Printer. 1854.

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