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A guide-book of Florida and the South, for tourists, invalids, and emigrants: with a map of the St. Johns River.

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Date Issued:
1869
Title: A guide-book of Florida and the South, for tourists, invalids, and emigrants: with a map of the St. Johns River.
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Alternative Title: Florida and the South.
Name(s): Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899
H. & W.B. Drew Company, publisher.
PALMM (Project)
Type of Resource: text
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1869
Publisher: Geo. Maclean
C. Drew
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Jacksonville, Fla.
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: v, [9]-136 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 17 cm.
Language(s): eng
Table of Contents: Preliminary hints: Seasons for Southern travel. Preparations for the journey -- Pt. I. Southern routes: Steamship lines. Washington to Richmond. Richmond to Charleston. Aiken, S.C. and the southern highlands. Charleston to Savannah. Savannah to Jacksonville -- Pt. II. Florida: Historical. Books and maps. Physical geography of Florida. 1. Geographical formation. 2. Soils and crops. 3. Climate and health. 4. Vegetable and animal life. The St. John River and St. Augustine (Indian River). Jacksonville to Tallahassee, Quincy and St. Marks. The Oklawaha River and the Silver Spring. Fernandina to Cedar Keys. Key West, the Florida Keys and the Gulf Coast. The Western Coast (Tampa, Apalachicola, Pensacola, Mobile) -- Pt. III. Chapters to Invalids. When is a change of climate advisable? What climate shall be chosen? Where is the best Southern winter climate? Some hints to health-seekers.
Identifier: 43767040 (oclc), AAA0078 QF, 2881633 (digitool), NF00000031_00001 (IID), unf:3221 (fedora)
Note(s): by Daniel G. Brinton.
First publisher from label pasted over first pub. on t.p. Original imprint: Philadelphia, Penn Publishing Company: Jacksonville, Fla., C. Drew. Map is foldout at front.
Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 1999. (Florida heritage collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software: Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced from a book in the Main Library at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville.
Subject(s): Natural history -- Florida
Florida -- Description and travel
Florida -- Guidebooks
Southern States -- Guidebooks
Florida -- History -- 1865-
Duval -- 12031
Escambia -- 12033
Nassau -- 12089
Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913 -- Business, Agriculture, and Tourism, 1878-1897
Description and travel
Held by: SUS01 FCL01
Persistent Link to This Record: Electronic resource (JPEG)
Persistent Link to This Record: Electronic resource (PDF)
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: UNF
Other Format:
(OCoLC)1534609
Is Part of Series: Florida heritage collection.