Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 2 (of 8) Spanish Explorations and Settlements in America from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century

CHAPTER IV.

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ANCIENT FLORIDA. _John G. Shea_ 231

ILLUSTRATIONS: Ponce de Leon, 235; Hernando de Soto, 252; Autograph of De Soto, 253; of Mendoza, 254; Map of Florida (1565), 264; Site of Fort Caroline, 265; View of St. Augustine, 266; Spanish Vessels, 267; Building of Fort Caroline, 268; Fort Caroline completed, 269; Map of Florida (1591), 274; Wytfliet’s Map (1597), 281.

CRITICAL ESSAY 283

ILLUSTRATIONS: Map of Ayllon’s Explorations, 285; Autograph of Narvaez, 286; of Cabeza de Vaca, 287; of Charles V., 289; of Biedma, 290; Map of the Mississippi (sixteenth century), 292; Delisle’s Map, with the Route of De Soto, 294, 295.