Subject: Florida
Period: 1742 (published)
Publication: Gentleman's Magazine,
Color: Black & White
Size:
6.6 x 11.7 inches
16.8 x 29.7 cm
This is a depiction of British General John Oglethorpe's first unsuccessful expedition against the Spanish at St. Augustine. The bird's-eye view depicts the Matanza River, the North and South Channel and warships in the foreground. A lengthy key and explanatory notes fill the bottom third of map. General Oglethorpe was the founder of the American colony of Georgia situated as a buffer colony between Spanish Florida and South Carolina. Size includes the key and text.
References: Jolly GENT-12.
Condition: B
Light damp stains. Close trimmed at binding side with a small repaired binding tear. Tape remnants on corners in blank margins. Small abrasion and soil affects part of text.