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Map Showing Routes of Communication between Dearborn, Michigan and Fordlandia, Brazil, circa 1928

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobiles. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. This map traced the routes by which materials were sent from Ford's facilities in Dearborn, Michigan, to Fordlandia, some 3,600 miles away. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company abandoned the project in 1945.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Map (Document)

Date Made

circa 1928

Subject Date

circa 1928

Creators

Collection Title

Ernest G. Liebold Papers

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.64.1.1

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Reprographic processes

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 15.75 in
Width: 11.625 in

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