J. Walker Pope and Son
1919

Official Road Map of Polk County Florida, 1919

Official Road Map of Polk County Florida, 1919 showing the famous 300 mile system of asphalt paved highways. Approved by J. Walker Pope.

DESCRIPTION: Scarce map of Polk County, Florida highways: "Official Road Map of Polk County Florida, 1919 showing the famous 300 mile system of asphalt paved highways. Approved by J. Walker Pope. President Polk County Good Roads Association, Winter Haven." District roads are shown in dark red. According to advertising copy on the map:
Polk County ships over a million boxes of citrus fruits and two thousand car loads of winter vegetable annually -- and furnishes over 40 per cent of the world's output of phosphate."


The map is printed on the verso of a single-sheet folding advertisement for J. Walker Pope and Son of Winter Haven, Florida. Recto with six half-tone photographs including local orange groves, Mountain Lake Golf Course, Lake Wales, and the offices of J. Walker Pope and Richard D. Pope of Winter Haven, Florida.

J.W. Polk was President of the Polk County Good Roads Association, President of the Winter Haven Motor Club, and Vice-President of the United States Highway Association.

CREATOR: J. Walker Pope and Son

PUBLICATION DATE: 1919

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Lake Kissimmee

CONDITION: Good.  Repairs from recto to close minor separations at fold lines. Three pinholes at fold intersections. Folds as issued. Clean with wear at folds.

COLORING: N/A

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 15 " x 12 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 87

PRICE: $265

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