Description: A detail from the 1806 map of the West Indies showing the Spanish territory of Floride Oriental, or East Florida. This map shows coastal features, major lakes and rivers, and settlements. Relief is shown pictorially. Various place names reflect French, English, and Spanish variations, such as Cayo de Huesos for Key West, Baie Chatham for Ponce de Leon Bay, and Lac du St. Esprit or Lac de Mayaco for Lake Okeechobee.
Place Names: 1800-1819, Floride Oriental, East Florida, S. Marc d'Apalache, St. Marks, Baie du St. Esprit, Tampa Bay, I. Sanybel, Sanibel Island, Baie Chatham, Cayo de Huesos, Key West, Cap Canavaral, Cape Canaveral, St. Augustine, Saint Augustine, R. S. Jean, St. Johns River, I. Amelia, Lac du St. Esprit, Lac du Mayaco, Lake Okeechobee
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society
Keywords: Detail - A map of the West Indies and of the Mexican-Gulph [sic], physical, political, historical, physical features, major political subdivisions, boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, Unknown,1806
Source: M. Lapie, (Paris, : P. A. F. Tardieu, 1806)
Map Credit: Courtesy of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress |
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