Sectional Map of Florida, Railroad Map, by Dept of Agriculture 1930 HUGE!! VGC+

Description: Sectional Map of Florida Issued by the Department of Agriculture Nathan Mayo, Commissioner February, 1930 Measures: 45 x 50” DESCRIPTION A spectacular 1930 large format map of Florida issued by the Matthews-Northrup Company for the Florida Department of Agriculture. The map covers all of peninsular Florida, including the Florida Keys. The map is broken into rectilinear platting (land grids) - betraying the source material as the state and federal land surveys. Despite being issued by the Department of Agriculture, this is very much a transportation map, with detailed breakdowns of Florida railroads including: - Atlantic Coast Line - Florida East Coast RY - Seaboard Air Line - Georgia Southern & Florida RY - Louisville & Nashville RR As well as other railroads, proposed railroads, and the Florida Coast Line Canal Additionally, this map depicts the limits of the Everglades and the Everglades drainage districts. Insets reveal population and demographic information, information about the various counties and their formation, local attractions, and statistical data. This map was first issued by the Department of Agriculture in 1903 and was updated regularly. It follows on an earlier map of the same title, coverage, and scale, also printed by Matthews-Northrup, to drum up land sales and development by the Land Department of the South Florida Railroad Company from 1888 to about 1902. When the railroad stopped publishing the map, Mathews-Northrup repurposed the plates for the Department of Agriculture. This map is represented in several institutional collections, but is rare on the market. CARTOGRAPHER Matthews-Northrup Works (fl. c. 1895 - 1930) were a Buffalo, New York based, in their own words, "writing, designing, engraving, printing, [and] binding" firm. The firm was founded by James Newson Matthews (November 21, 1828 - December 20, 1888) as the J. N. Matthews Company. William Phelps Northrup (April 2, 1850 - February 2, 1929) later joined the company as an apprentice and then partner, at which point the firm was reincorporated as the Matthews-Northrup Works. The Matthews-Northrup Works rose to prominence as publishers and printers of railroad maps, with dozens to their credit. When James died, his shares were inhered by George Edward Matthews (1855 - 1910), who ran the business until his death in 1910. Also in 1910, they famously redesigned the cover of National Geographic Magazine. Despite some six previous cover changes in just 21 years, the Matthews-Northrup layout proved so popular that it was used for nearly 50 years. The firm can also take credit for the Winchell typeface, designed in 1903 under E. E. Winchell's tenure as art director. Curiously, the partners of Matthews-Northrup maintained an unusual affectation in which only the officers of the company could wear beards or mustaches. In this same spirit, the firm also had its own private social club, the Fellowcraft Club, where the all-male employees could relax, play pool, drink and dine. Matthews-Northrup maintained offices on Washington Street, Buffalo, where they were based, as well as Madison Square, New York City, Garden Tower, Boston, and the Citizens Building in Cleveland. Map is in Very Good + Condition Please see photos for specific condition information

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