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1951 Larson and Withers Van Lines City Plan or Map of Coral Gables, Florida
CoralGables-larsonwithers-1951$75.00
Title
Larson's Map of Coral Gables. Compliments of Withers.
1951 (undated) 17.5 x 10.75 in (44.45 x 27.305 cm)
1951 (undated) 17.5 x 10.75 in (44.45 x 27.305 cm)
Description
This is a c. 1951 Leon W. Larson city map of Coral Gables, Florida.
A Closer Look
The map occupies both the recto and verso and details streets and numerous points of interest throughout Coral Gables. Coverage embraces from West Flagler Street south to S.W. 82nd Street and Cocoplum Road. U.S. Highway No. 1. Cuts diagonally through town parallel to the Florida East Coast Railway. A street index occupies the right side of the sheet, along with advertisements for Withers. A map of southern Coral Gables appears on the verso, along with an index of points of interest on the main map.Publication History and Census
This map was drawn and published by L. W. Larson and distributed by Withers Van Lines. This is the only known cataloged example of the present map.Cartographer
Leon William Larson (April 5, 1902 - June 21, 1986) was an American cartographer and map publisher. Born in Bloomer, Wisconsin, Larson appears in the 1933 Miami, Florida, city directory as a student and married to his wife, Esther. A copyright notice for 'Larson's street map and guide of the city of Coral Gables Fla. and vicinity' appears in 1940 under the name L. W. Larson. In the 1930s and 1940s, Larson appeared in Miami city directories as a radio technician and the president of a radio company. He founded the Larson Map Company in 1947 when the first copyright for a map of Coral Gables by Larson's Enterprises Unlimited appeared in the Copyright Office. It is unclear when Larson stopped making maps. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Very good. Light wear along original fold lines. Map of south Coral Gables on verso.