Old Florida Map Coaster

Color map of Florida with counties as they existed in 1850, with insets of Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Saint Augustine. Originally published by Thomas Cowperthwait in the 1850 edition of Mitchell's A New Universal Atlas.

When this map was published, Florida had only been a state for five years. Before that it had been a US territory since being ceded to the US by Spain as par of the Adams-Onís Treaty. As part of that same treaty, Spain surrendered its claims to the Pacific Northwest and the United States recognized Spanish sovereignty over Texas (we all know how that worked out).

Nothing fancy - just a printed, heat-resistant polyester fabric top over a non-slip neoprene rubber base. But it does the job as a coaster and we were able to make it inexpensive enough. I actually use one as a mini mouse pad!

Dimensions: 3-1/2” square

Available as:

• print on museum-quality matte paper
• wood-framed print
• print on birch wood
• coaster   THIS ONE
• jigsaw puzzle

The original map is about 13” wide x 15-3/4” tall