011 Adapted Florida 1847 Featuring St. Augustine 1778 mt. jesus

011 Adapted Florida 1847 Featuring St. Augustine 1778 mt. jesusMitchell's Florida 1874 featuring St. Augustine 1778 This 1874 map features the state of Florida with an inset of St. Augustine. The map is all hand colored and was produced by none other than Samuel Augustus Mitchell Junior. The map border features a great floral and ivy pattern that interlocks and weaves lazily around the piece. The Mitchells were known for their use of flora and fauna in map border motifs. There is as much intricacy in the border

shows Staten Island

western red cedar

The country of poets and thinkers

Numerous mountains are identified

That is pretty impressive in and of itself

People come all year round to participate in any one of a number of these activities

In the lower left corner is a compass rose featuring a “fleur de lys” or  "flower of the lily" that points to the north

and its association with mine baron John A

as well as for use as religious temples and burial sites

which ended in St

” Savannah was established in 1733 and is known to be the oldest city in the State of Georgia

without a trace or explanation