Map or Atlas
A New and Accurate Map of East and West Florida Drawn from the Best Authorities
| Map showing the new British territories of East and West Florida following the Treaty of Paris at the end of the French and Indian War. It shows boundaries, cities, towns, forts, islands, mountains, swamps, bays, and rivers. The peninsula of Florida appears as a series of islands and interconnecting waterways. Vines and foliage frame the title cartouche. |
| Image ID: | 124782 |
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| Creation Date: | 1765 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| State: | Florida |
| Collection Name: | Map Collection |
| Genre: | Map or Atlas |
| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | H GX87 1765 L |
| Original Dimensions: | 18 x 23 cm |
| From The London Magazine (March, 1765), vol. 34. Text on the back of the map reads "Florida, being now divided into two governments, or provinces, East-Florida and West-Florida, and likely to become a very beneficial acquisition to this nation, we have given our readers a new and accurate Map thereof, drawn from the best authorities. An account of the country they may see in our vo. for 1762, p. 648; the encouragement to settlers therein in 1763, p. 616. For more particulars see Augustine, Oglethrope, in our General Index." |
| Land |
| Marshes |
| Mountains |
| Islands |
| Engraving |
| Foliage |
| Cities and towns |
| Peninsulas |
| Wetlands |
| Bays |
| Rivers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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