Davison, Harry K.
1955

Estero Island, Fort Meyers Beach, Lee County Florida

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Annotated cadastral map of Estero Island and Fort Meyers Beach, Florida

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Nine foot long cadastral map of Estero Island, Florida from the heyday of island land development, the 1950's. The map is based on an original blue-line printed plat map by surveyor Harry K. Davison. Davison, a Civil Engineer, conducted some of the earliest surveys of Estero island and built a beachfront home on Fort Meyers beach in 1921. Today that cottage has been moved to 161 Bay Road in Fort Meyer's beach where it serves as the headquarters of the Estero Island Historic Society Museum and Nature Center.

Map is marked up with numerous manuscript notations and property line marks related perhaps to zoning, taxation and or property sales. Map is rolled on two wooden rollers probably contemporary with its use. Some of the notable features are the bridge across Matanzas Pass, Estero Boulvevard extends the length of the island (dates map to after 1950) and the absence of a bridge at the island's south end (dates the map to before July 1965). Named features include Estero Bay, Big Carlos Pass, Matanzas Pass, Mangrove Key, the Gulf of Mexico, Laguna Shores and many other subdivisions, numerous government lots, and individual land holdings.

Attribution block reads: "Compiled from public records and private surveys by Harry K. Davison, CE. Fort Meyers, Fla." Emerging from the large smudge at bottom is the bow of an old-style powerboat with flag flying in the breeze.

IMAGE NOTE: Because of its long size the photograph of Davison's map has been pieced together electonically from three photographs. The map is one solid straight length of paper. Some anomalies shown in the photo are artifacts only of that photographic re-combination.

CREATOR: Davison, Harry K.

PUBLICATION DATE: 1955

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

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CONDITION: Poor.  Intact but with numerous conditon issues. The most obvious tears and holes have been repaired using archival methods but serious small chips, minor tears, and stains are apparent. Stable condition.

COLORING: Red pencil.

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SIZE: 112 " x 17 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

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