Charming print of an
historic "Bird's Eye View" map of Longwood, Florida published in 1885.
According to Edward Warren Henck, who was elected mayor of Longwood the
same year that this map was published, "there were no other inhabitants
in what is now the corporation of Longwood" when he arrived in 1873.
Henck had the distinction of having been part of the honor guard that
accompanied President Lincoln's body from Washington to Illinois after
his assassination. Edward Henck established the Longwood Post Office in
1876, and as its first postmaster, gave the town the name of Longwood
after a neighborhood in Boston that he had helped plat in his days as a
young engineer. He was also the leader of a group of businessmen that
pushed to get the first post-Civil War railroad constructed in Florida.
The South Florida Railroad began construction in 1879 and completed the
line between Orlando and Sanford in November, 1880.
Credited with
publishing the map, with both his residence and business featured as
illustrations, is P. A. Demens. P. A. Demens (formerly Pyotr
Alekseyevich Dementyev) arrived in Florida in 1881, an expatriate
nobleman who fled Czarist Russia due to a political feud. He was
instrumental in the development of Longwood, and is credited with
bringing the railroad from Lake Monroe to St. Petersburg, which was
named to honor Demens' hometown in Russia.
The map features
detailed illustrations of the following businesses and residences:
Dr. R. Norman, Drugs,
Medicines and Stationery.
King Miller & Hall, Real Estate Agents &
Surveyors.
A. M. Taylor & Co., General Merchandise.
Longwood
Hotel, Henry Hand - Proprietor.
P. A. Demens' Residence.
P. A.
Demens & Co., Architects and Contractors. |
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| 1W-FL-LO-1885-S |
24" x 15" |
2 lbs |
$29.95 |
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| 1W-FL-LO-1885-M |
36" x 22" |
2 lbs |
$44.95 |
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| 1W-FL-LO-1885-L |
42" x 26" |
4 lbs |
$59.95 |
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| 1W-FL-LO-1885-XL |
67" x 42" |
4 lbs |
$79.95 |
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All reproduction prints are
printed as "museum quality", using advanced ink formulas and durable
museum quality paper. The reproduction prints reflect the state of
repair of the original conserved document. Stains and imperfections
reflected in the original map at the time it was collected for
conservation are left un-retouched, as they reflect the character and
charm of the vintage original. Some major imperfections, such as dark
fold lines have been removed when possible. Maps are printed as ordered
and are not returnable unless received damaged. |
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