1821 FLORIDA MAP PRE HISTORY EVERGLADES CARTOGRAPHY

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COPY OF AN 1821 ULTIMATE MAP OF FLORIDA WHEN IT WENT FROM SPAIN TO U S TERRITORY. THIS IS A COPY OF THE MOST EXCITING MAP I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT MEASURES 15 1/4" X 18 1/8". MOST OF THE NAMES OF THE RIVERS AND CITIES HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME. I WILL TRY TO DESCRIBE SOME AND I HAVE MADE ENOUGH PIX TO LET YOU HAVE A REAL GOOD LOOK AT OUR STATE WHEN IT WENT FROM SPANISH RULE TO A U S TERRITORY. FOLLOWING IS A TIME LINE FROM THE FLORIDA MEMORY PROJECT TO LET YOU SEE W THIS MAP OF FLORIDA FIT INTO OUR HISTORICAL PICTURE. IF YOU DON'T GET EXCITED JUST LOOKING AT THIS AND READING THE TIMELINE, YOU ARE MISSING SOME TRULY GREAT EDUCATION. THE DETAIL IS INTRIGUING. THE HISTORICAL RIVERS AND CITIES WILL HOPEFULLY CAPTURE YOUR INTEREST IN WANTING TO DO MORE RESEARCH AND MAKE YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW THE NAMES CAME TO BE AND HOW AND WHY THEY BECAME WHAT THEY DID. IN THE BOTTOM SELVAGE IS : PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM DARBY NO 72 SOUTH 6TH ST AND B TANNER NO 74 SOUTH 8TH STREET PHILAD MARCH 21 1821. UNLIKE MOST MAPS I HAVE SEEN OF FLORIDA THIS ONE HAS THE TOP OF CUBA WITH HAVANA (MORO CASTLE) AND ST CARLOS (DE MATANZAS) MARKED ON THE NORTH SHORE. TO THE EAST OF CUBA IS ST NICHOLAS CHAN ?(CHANNEL?) SALT KEY AND SALT KEY BANK. NEXT IS SANTAREN CHANNEL THEN THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK AND BEMINI ISLAND. FURTHER UP LITTLE BAHAMA BANK. THE MAP GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO SAVANNAH WITH THE OCONEERIVER AND OAKMULGEE RIVER FLOWING INTO THE ALATAMAHA RIVER AND INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BETWEEN SAPELO ISLAND AND ST SIMONS ISLAND. LITTLE SATILLA AND GREAT SATILLA RIVER FLOW BETWEEN IT AND ST MARY'S RIVER. TO THE WEST OF FLORIDA IT SHOWS SOME RIVER AND THE ALABAMA RIVER FLOWING INTO MOBILE BAY. EAST IS THE CUNECUH RIVER AND RIO DEL AMIRANTE RIVER OR YELLOW RIVER, THEN CHOCTAW RIVEROVER TO THE CHATEHOOCHEE CHATTAHOOCHEE) RIVER AND THE FLINT RIVER INTO THE APALACHICOLA RIVER. THE OKE PHANOKE SWAMP IS CLEARLY MARKED. WACKHULLA AND THE ST MARKS RIVER FOLLOW ALONG THE SHORE LINE. NEXT IS R VILCHES AND R S PEDRO, ST MARTIN AND THE SAWANEY (SUWANNEE RIVER) VACASASSY B HAMMOCK CREEK, (WACCASASSA RIVER),AMASURA (WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER), ST JOSEPH RIVER ( POSSIBLY WEEKI WACHEE RIVER NOT PROPERLY PLACED FOR CRYSTAL RIVER OR, HOMOSASSA RIVER OR CHASSAHOWITZKA RIVER) HALEY'S RIVER(POSSIBLY PITHLACHASCOOTEE RIVER OR ANCLOTE AT TARPON SPRINGS ?) HILLSBORO RIVER, EGMONT RIVER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TAMPA BAY, PALM CREEK AND BERNARDS RIVER AND CHARLOTTE RIVER FLOW INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AT CHARLOTTE HARBOR FLOWING FROM THE LAKE RIVER COMING FROM LAGOONA MAYAX (LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES). AT CHARLES HARBOR AND SANYBEL ISLAND (SANIBEL) FLOWS THE COLOOSAHATCHEE RIVER THEN ROMAN'S RIVER FLOWS INTO CAXIMBAS BAY AT CAPE ROMAN. GALLIVAN RIVER FLOWS INTO THE G OF ST JUAN, MOVING SOUTH ST MARY'S RIVER AND THE YOUNGS RIVER FLOW INTO BASS BANK AT CHATHAM BAY FROM CAPE SABLE TO CAPE ROMAN. FURTHER SOUTH RIO SECO OR DRY RIVER AND NEXT SHARK RIVER WHICH COMES OUT AT PUNTA TANCHA AT CAPE SABLE. BETWEEN CAPE SABLE AND THE FLORIDA KEYS IS CALLED THE MARTYRS. THE FLORIDA KEYS AND KEY WEST ARE LEFT FOR CAYO COCA, MANGROVE ISLAND, CAYO HUESO, SAND K., VIPER K., CO LARGO , AFTER RICHMOND BAY, FLORIDA REEFS ARE MARKED AS WELL AS GREAT INSLET, CARYSFORT REEF, LUBURY REEF EAST OF KEY LARGO, ELLIOTS ISLAND IN FROM FOWEY ROCKS, SOMEW ALONG MUST BE KEY BISCAYNE AND MIAMI BUT I DON'T KNOW THE PLACEMENT. WHEN YOU GET THE MAP YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THIS IS PREHISTORY!!! TO ME... T IS A DOTTED OUTLINE ALL AROUND PLACES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STATE THAT I FIGURE MUST BE REEFS AND T ARE SMALL X'S IN MANY PLACES THAT IF YOU DIVE MIGHT PROVE TO BE SHIP WRECKS. DIVING MIGHT PROVE THIS. MAYBE EVEN UNDERWATER METAL DETECTORS BUT CHECK STATE LAWS. COMING UP FROM W KEY LARGO SHOULD BE IS IN ORDER: MARSH CR, (CREEK?) FRESH WATER CR, R RATONES (BOCA RATON ?), MIDDLE RIVER, SHARK TAIL RIVER, ROCKY POINT AND NEW AND DRY INLET, SAND HILLS TO SHARK HEAD RIVER TO EAST CAPE. (SOMEW IN WE SHOULD HAVE PASSED JUPITER, WEST PALM... read more

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