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Auction 192, Lot 252

"Scenic and Picturesque Florida [in] Florida Sports, Recreation and Points of Interest",

Subject: Florida

Period: 1940 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
15.2 x 15.1 inches
38.6 x 38.4 cm
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This elaborate promotional booklet was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture. It features a colorful pictorial map by George Way that is attached to the rear wrapper. The map is filled with illustrations highlighting the numerous outdoor recreational opportunities in the state including fishing, swimming, boating, hunting, and much more. The extensive highway network is prominently depicted in red overprinting extending from Pensacola to Key West. Text at lower left encourages the reader to "follow the sunshine state's network of modern highways to every traditional and enchanted point of interest in this historic and scenic peninsula." The 64-page booklet that accompanies the map is essentially a photo album for the state with hundreds of images highlighting outdoor recreation and points of interest. Includes a foreword by the Commissioner of Agriculture and a Governor's Welcome. Pictorial paper wrappers (7.0 x 10.2").

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Condition: B+

The folding map has a tiny separation along the right border. Contents are mostly clean and bright. Paper wrappers have light wear, minor soiling, and are detached from the bottom staple.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $70

Closed on 4/26/2023

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