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Document Type
Map
Physical Location
G3934.S2 1740 S55
Contributors
Emanuel Bowen, 1693 or 1694-1767 {engraver}
Date of Creation
1740
Publication
London : Gentleman's magazine
Language
English
Description
Depiction of the British General Ogelthorpe's first unsuccessful expedition against the Spanish at St. Augustine drawn by Thomas Silver from a manuscript map from the voyage. Bird's-eye-view shows the Matanzas River, the Castillo de Marcos, north and south channel, military camps, and warships in the foreground. Includes index to points of interest and text in lower margin. Explanatory text has title: An account of the siege of St. Augustine in a letter from on board ye Hector.
Map Scale
Not drawn to scale -- (W 81°19ʹ--W 81°16ʹ/N 29°55ʹ--N 29°53ʹ)
Part of
Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History
Keywords
Early maps; Oglethorpe, James, 1696-1785; Saint Augustine Expedition, Fla, 1740 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800; Saint Augustine Expedition, Fla, 1740 -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800; Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800; Saint Augustine (Fla) -- Aerial views -- Early works to 1800; Saint Augustine (Fla) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800; Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1565-1763 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Recommended Citation
Silver, active 1740, Thomas. "A view of the town and castle of St. Augustine, and the English camp before it, June 20, 1740." London : Gentleman's magazine, 1740. Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History. Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/alcfh-maps/15