Settlement of Florida

Name/Title

Settlement of Florida

Entry/Object ID

Library.1530

Tags

Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023

Description

xvi, 253 p. : ill., (part col.), map. ; 19 x 27 cm Settlement of Florida by Charles E. Bennett. Limited edition. Limited edition: Issued in a case, hardcover edition with gold edged pages and gold scroll design on cover with inset of St. Augustine city gates in gold design. 200 copies. No. 200. Signed by the compiler. Includes bibliographical references and index. "From 1520 to 1564 there were four real efforts to settle areas now lying within the United States. These attempts were significant and worthy introductions to La Caroline in 1564 and St. Augustine in 1565, the beginnings of our country's settlement by Europeans." Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Introduction.--The engravings of Le Moyne.--The narrative of Le Moyne.--The letters: Philip II to Don Luis Velasco. Charles IX to M. de Jarnac. Letters from the Spanish Embassy. Letters from Menéndez. Letter from Catherine de Medici.--The revenge of Captain Gourgues: The Connor biography. The recapture of Florida.--The appendixes: The Menéndez will. The Governors of Florida.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques, d. 1588., Florida -- History -- to 1821 -- Sources.

Publication Details

Author

Bennett, Charles E., 1910-2003

Edition

Limited Edition

Publisher

University of Florida

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Gainesville, FL

Call No.

Rare Book F 314 .B471s

LCCN

68020412