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
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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