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Digitization Center. Rare Maps. An increasingly scarce map of
Florida, just after its acquisition from Spain by Great Britain
at the end of the French and Indian War, and its division into
two Governments, East and West. Published in Gentlemen's
Magazine, Gibson shows the Florida peninsula as essentially an
archipelago. At the lower left corner is an inset "Plan of the
Harbour and Settlement of Pensacola," then the capital of West
Florida. Scale [ca. 1:420,000]. Prime meridian: London.
Measurements.Dimensions: 18 x 24 cm., on sheet 22 x 35 cm.|
Place Names: 1760-1779, West Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of
Florida, Pensacola, Saint Augustine, Louisiana, Cuba, Santa Rosa
Island ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters, oceans, boundaries
Keywords: A Map of the New Governments of East and West Florida,
historical, physical, political, country borders, inlandWaters,
oceans, boundaries, Unknown,1763 Source: J. Gibson, Gentlemen's
Magazine (London, : Gentlemen's Ma