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650,000 Acres of Land Owned and Controlled by the Florida Land and Immigration Company

Joseph Beckman 1 min read
Historic map of 650,000 acres owned and controlled by the Florida Land and Immigration Company.
On This Page
  1. 01 — Introduction
  2. 02 — Document
  3. 03 — Metadata
  4. 04 — Title
  5. 05 — Description
  6. 06 — Archive Identifier
  7. 07 — Creator
  8. 08 — Date as cataloged
  9. 09 — Geographic coverage
  10. 10 — Map type
  11. 11 — Source institution
  12. 12 — Source record
  13. 13 — Rights statement
  14. 14 — Rights evidence
  15. 15 — Credit line
  16. 16 — Curatorial note
  17. 17 — Original image
  18. 18 — Attachments

Document

Metadata

Title

650,000 Acres of Land Owned and Controlled by the Florida Land and Immigration Company

Description

This map uses ranges, townships, and sections to show a large body of land associated with the Florida Land and Immigration Company and railroad bondholders. Illustrations and information about attractions appear below the mapped area. It is a revealing combination of measured land and promotion, allowing readers to see how the orderly survey grid could also become a persuasive tool for attracting buyers and settlers.

Archive Identifier

LSM-FL-USF-35

Creator

E. O. W. Koerner; Florida Land & Immigration Co.

Date as cataloged

1876

Source record

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_maps_collection/35/

Rights statement

USF identifies this item as No Copyright – United States (NoC-US 1.0). Copyright status outside the United States has not been determined.

Rights evidence

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_maps_collection/35/

Credit line

E. O. W. Koerner; Florida Land & Immigration Co.. University of South Florida Libraries, Rare Map Collection, U15-0067. Digital image: University of South Florida Digital Commons.

Curatorial note

Historical map; not for present-day navigation or boundary determination.

Original image

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/fl_maps_collection/article/1034/type/native/viewcontent

Attachments