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1772réf. 6523West Florida: September 1 1772. About very good. Broadside 7.5 x 12 inches. Lightly tanned old fold lines. Some light chipping at edges slight splitting at some folds. Docketed on verso. A partially-printed form directing Elias Durnford as Surveyor General to survey a tract acquired by William McPherson a British soldier. The parcel in West Florida was to contain "Six hundred acres situate on the River Mississippi adjoining to the southward line of the reserved land near the Natches and between" three other tracts delineated herein. The order is signed by Peter Chester and dated September 1 1772. The docketing on the verso reads "1st September 1772 Warrant of Survey for William Macpherson 600 acres Mississippi." This printed document on watermarked paper is the output of the British press in Pensacola. Peter Chester 1720-1799 was the last British governor of West Florida 1770-1781 and he sought to strengthen British control in the area by offering large land grants to encourage immigration and settlement. Elias Durnford 1739-1794 was a British army officer and civil engineer. He surveyed the town of Pensacola which served as the capitol of British West Florida until the Spanish takeover in 1781. He was also lieutenant governor of West Florida from 1769-1778 and also performed numerous private surveys to supplement his income. A wonderful and early imprint from Pensacola and colonial Florida. September 1 unknown books
1887réf. 2347741887. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Recent red morocco and original red cloth over boards. One photograph with clean split across image no loss. Some fading generally fine and clear. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Assembled by a party of men on an extended tour and hunting expedition in the area the album documents numerous locations in southwest Florida in the period immediately following the extension of the Florida Southern Railroad into the Peace River region in 1886. All of the photographs are captioned in ink and all but the first nine which were taken at Interlachen near Gainesville relate to southwest Florida. The album includes scenes of the grounds of Charles Francis Jr. at Interlachen and the residence of Goerge Long; the railway station an office car and a street scene at Trabue; views of the Hotel Punta Gorda under construction; waterfront scenes along the Punta Rassa; views of Fort Myers; a Spanish Fishing village; a "Cracker" family and their orange grove; Judge Ziba King and his house at Fort Ogden; scenes of the Myakka River Bartow and Zolfo Springs and a number of hunting and camping scenes. Nineteenth century photographic albums of Florida are very scarce; the present album shows the rural landscape of southwest Florida at the dawn of the modern age. unknown
1887réf. 2347741887. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Recent red morocco and original red cloth over boards. One photograph with clean split across image no loss. Some fading generally fine and clear. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Assembled by a party of men on an extended tour and hunting expedition in the area the album documents numerous locations in southwest Florida in the period immediately following the extension of the Florida Southern Railroad into the Peace River region in 1886. All of the photographs are captioned in ink and all but the first nine which were taken at Interlachen near Gainesville relate to southwest Florida. The album includes scenes of the grounds of Charles Francis Jr. at Interlachen and the residence of Goerge Long; the railway station an office car and a street scene at Trabue; views of the Hotel Punta Gorda under construction; waterfront scenes along the Punta Rassa; views of Fort Myers; a Spanish Fishing village; a "Cracker" family and their orange grove; Judge Ziba King and his house at Fort Ogden; scenes of the Myakka River Bartow and Zolfo Springs and a number of hunting and camping scenes. Nineteenth century photographic albums of Florida are very scarce; the present album shows the rural landscape of southwest Florida at the dawn of the modern age. unknown books
