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1949 Approved Atlas and Maps Ltd. City Plan or Map of Miami, Florida
MiamiCoralTheKeys-approvedatlas-1949$175.00
Title
Miami and Coral Gables Area Map.
1949 (dated) 32 x 21.25 in (81.28 x 53.975 cm) 1 : 46080
1949 (dated) 32 x 21.25 in (81.28 x 53.975 cm) 1 : 46080
Description
This is a striking 1949 'Approved Atlas and Maps' city map of Miami and Coral Gables, Florida.
A Closer Look
Streets are labeled throughout, along with the Florida East Coast Railroad. Golf courses, city parks, and the Orange Bowl are marked. Two insets focus on the West End of Miami and southern Coral Gables. An inset below the bottom border depicts the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Key West. Maps of Miami Beach and North Dade County occupy the verso, along with a street index for the map on the recto.Publication History and Census
This map was created and published by the Approved Atlas and Maps in 1949. This is the only known cataloged example. Approved Atlas and Maps published another edition of this map in 1949 which is colored and had advertisements on the verso.Cartographer
Approved Atlas and Maps Ltd. (fl. c. 1948 - 1951) was a map and atlas publishing firm based in Miami, Florida. The firm produced several plat-book atlases of Miami as well as at least one separately issued city plan of Miami and Coral Gables. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Good. Wear along original fold lines. Verso repairs to fold separations and at fold intersections. Slight loss at a few fold intersections. Maps of Miami Beach and North Dade County on verso.