1988 Hutter / Spore Pictorial View of Orlando, Florida

A scarce 1988 pictorial view of Orlando and south Florida, drawn by Mark Spore and published by Harvey Hutter. It highlights the city's skyline and landmarks, along with nearby attractions, including Disney World.

A Closer Look

Oriented towards the south, the view highlights the skyline of Orlando proper along with nearby attractions such as Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center. Lakes Okeechobee and Eola, Orlando's International Airport, and the Church St. Train Station are also prominently illustrated. The arena at right, labelled 'the Magic' after the city's expansion professional basketball team, was still under construction when this view was published. Other Florida cities and landmarks appear in the background, along with more distant points, but pale in comparison to the main focus of the view on the Orlando area.

This view was inspired by Saul Steinberg's 1976 'View of the World from 9th Avenue.' The diminutive status of New York at bottom-left is a playful riff on the original work and New Yorkers' sense of their city's centrality to the world.

Publication History and Census

This view was drawn by Mark Spore and published in 1988 by Harvey Hutter and Co. It is not recorded in the OCLC and is scarce to the market.