{"product_id":"old-map-of-jacksonville-florida-by-usgs-1918-st-johns-river-mayport-fort-caroline","title":"Old Map of Jacksonville, Florida by USGS, 1918 – St. Johns River, Mayport \u0026 Fort Caroline","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1918 from survey data collected that same year, the US Geological Survey’s “Jacksonville” presents Northeast Florida at a moment when river commerce, rail connection, and suburban expansion were reshaping the city. Drawn at the exacting 1:62,500 scale, the map captures Jacksonville not merely as a settlement, but as a geographic system: an urban core set within tidal rivers, pine flatwoods, marshes, roads, railways, and Atlantic approaches. Its ten-foot contour intervals are especially revealing in a region where subtle changes in elevation can define drainage, settlement, and transportation. The result is a richly informative portrait of a city whose strategic position on the St. Johns River made it one of Florida’s great gateways in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey brought to this map the disciplined visual language that made its topographical sheets indispensable to engineers, planners, soldiers, scientists, and explorers. Contour lines articulate the low relief of coastal Florida with quiet precision, while water bodies and wetlands are clearly distinguished from uplands, roads, and built areas through the restrained but effective use of color. Unlike more decorative maps, this sheet derives its beauty from order, measurement, and clarity. The viewer can follow the branching hydrology of the region, trace transportation corridors, and read the landscape as a working environment. Every line serves a purpose, yet together they create an elegant cartographic composition rooted in the scientific ambitions of early federal mapping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacksonville appears as the principal urban center, its neighborhoods and approaches already suggesting the patterns of growth that would define the modern city. Riverside, Springfield, Murray Hill, and other developing districts sit in relation to rail lines, roads, river crossings, and the commercial waterfront, revealing how transportation shaped the city’s outward movement. In 1918, Jacksonville was recovering from the transformative decades following the Great Fire of 1901 and consolidating its role as a financial, industrial, and shipping hub for North Florida. The map preserves that transitional landscape: a city large enough to command the region, yet still closely interwoven with creeks, marshes, farms, timberlands, and open ground at its edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe waterways are the great protagonists of this map. The broad St. Johns River curves through the sheet with commanding presence, joined by the Trout River, Ortega River, Nassau River, and San Pablo River, each defining corridors of movement, drainage, and settlement. To the east, the Atlantic Ocean and the approaches around Mayport mark Jacksonville’s maritime threshold, where river navigation met coastal shipping. Fort Caroline evokes a much deeper history, recalling the sixteenth-century French presence and the long contest for Florida’s Atlantic seaboard. The map’s coastal and riverine details illuminate why this region was both commercially valuable and environmentally complex: a landscape of tidal reaches, sandy ridges, low elevations, and navigable channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Jacksonville” offers a remarkable baseline for understanding a century of urban and environmental change. Roads that were once modest routes would later become major arteries, beach communities such as Jacksonville Beach would grow in prominence, and the metropolitan area would expand across land that appears here as sparsely developed terrain. The map also invites comparison with later parks, preserves, highways, and neighborhoods, making visible the transformation of wetlands, riverfronts, and suburban edges. Yet its enduring appeal lies in the balance between precision and atmosphere: it is at once a technical government survey and a vivid record of place, capturing Jacksonville when its modern identity was still being mapped into being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacksonville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Johns River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNassau River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrout River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrtega River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Pablo River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMayport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFort Caroline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoca Raton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlantic Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurray Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiverside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpringfield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDames Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilip F. J. Annorino Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacksonville Beach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA1A Highway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailways and various roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious unincorporated communities and parks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by the US Geological Survey in 1918.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:62,500 topographical map of Jacksonville, Florida, and the surrounding area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced using survey data collected in 1918.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows detailed topographical information, including elevation changes and water bodies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a traditional topographical layout with contour lines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContour intervals are marked at ten feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses color to differentiate landforms and water bodies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed representations of rivers and surrounding terrain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insight into Jacksonville’s urban development and geography around 1918.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUseful for studying changes in land use and urban expansion over time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects the US Geological Survey’s role in comprehensive topographical mapping for planning, resource management, and historical research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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