1956 General Drafting Pictorial Map (1 results)

Very good. Exhibits light wear along original fold lines. Road map of Florida on verso. Size 33.5 x 24 Inches. This is a 1956 General Drafting Corporation pictorial map of Florida. Wonderfully colored vignettes promote tourist attractions, such as Silver Springs, the McKee Jungle Gardens, the Ringling Museum of Art, the South Florida Museum, and the Bok Singing Tower. Tourist activities, including deep-sea fishing and waterskiing, are also highlighted. The most-eye-catching (and head-scratching) of these promotes Africa U.S.A., a defunct safari-themed park outside Boca Raton, presenting a young woman with two leashed cheetahs. Other vignettes illustrate Florida's universities, its beaches, and wildlife. Sightseeing information dominates the lower left and includes short summaries of attractions and other activities. An inset focusing on the Overseas Highway from Miami to Key West is situated in the lower-left. The Road Map on the Verso A road map of Florida is printed on the verso of this sheet. Inset maps of Tampa and St. Petersburg, Miami, Jacksonville, and Orlando appear along the left and right borders, respectively. Indexes are included along the bottom border. Publication History This map was created and published by the General Drafting Corporation in 1956. Five examples are cataloged in OCLC and are part of the institutional collections at Harvard University, Indiana University, the University of Georgia, the Jacksonville Public Library, and the University of New Mexico. References: OCLC 759505480.