Name/Title
Settlement of FloridaEntry/Object ID
Library.1530Tags
Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023Description
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
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Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques, d. 1588., Florida -- History -- to 1821 -- Sources.Publication Details
Author
Bennett, Charles E., 1910-2003Edition
Limited EditionPublisher
University of FloridaPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Gainesville, FLCall No.
Rare Book F 314 .B471sLCCN
68020412