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1920 Tampa Board of Trade Map of Hillsborough County, Florida

HillsboroughCounty-boardoftrade-1920
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The Florida Grower's Atlas of Florida. Sheet 18 Hillsborough County. - Main View
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1920 Tampa Board of Trade Map of Hillsborough County, Florida

HillsboroughCounty-boardoftrade-1920

Tampa and Vicinity.

Title


The Florida Grower's Atlas of Florida. Sheet 18 Hillsborough County.
  1920 (undated)     18.5 x 16.875 in (46.99 x 42.8625 cm)     1 : 138240

Description


This is a c. 1920 Tampa Board of Trade map of Hillsborough County, Florida. Tampa, situated at the top of Hillsborough Bay, is shaded. The rest of the county is divided into the township grid with all sections numbered. A key appears on the verso, along with an index of agricultural texts published by the State of Florida.
Publication History and Census
This map was published and distributed by the Tampa Board of Trade. It was originally published as part of The Florida Grower's Atlas of Florida. This is the only known example of the present edition, with the Florida Grower's imprint. A different edition, lacking the imprint and with different typography, is part of the Touchton Map Library at the Tampa Bay History Center. Note the Touchton Library also has several maps of other Florida counties bearing the 'Florida Grower's' imprint, all of which are bear a c. 1914 date.

Source


Tampa Board of Trade, 'Agricultural Hillsborough County Florida' (Tampa: Tampa Board of Trade), 1920.    

Condition


Very good. Exhibits light wear along original fold lines. Verso repair to minor margin fold separation.

References


Tampa Bay History Center, Touchton Map Library, #L2018.053.040 (Alternate Edition).