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Document Type
Map
Physical Location
G3934.J2A35 1673 .M6
Date of Creation
1673
Publication
Zu Amsterdam : Bey Jacob von Meurs auf der Keysersgraft in der Stadt Meurs
Language
Latin
Description
Appears to be oriented with the north toward the right. Depicts the French Huguenot settlement in the Jacksonville, Florida area during the 16th century. Shows panoramic view of a triangular shaped fort that includes soldiers' quarters. French ships are in the left foreground with indigenous peoples in boats in the center foreground. Frenchmen are interacting with the indigenous peoples toward the right foreground with palm trees and other vegetation to the right. The exact location of Fort Caroline is still in dispute but is known to have been located "on the south bank of the present-day St. John's River [formerly, River of May], a short distance inland from the sea".
Map Scale
Not drawn to scale
Part of
Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History
Keywords
Early maps; Panoramas -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- 16th century -- Aerial views -- Early works to 1800; Fortification -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- 16th century -- Aerial views -- Early works to 1800; Florida -- History -- Huguenot colony, 1562-1565 -- Aerial views -- Early works to 1800; French -- Florida -- History -- 16th century -- Aerial views -- Early works to 1800; Timucua Indigenous people -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- 16th century -- Aerial views -- Early works to 1800; Jacksonville (Fla) -- Maps, Pictorial -- Early works to 1800; Saint Johns River Valley (Fla) -- Maps, Pictorial -- Early works to 1800
Recommended Citation
Montanus, 1625?-1683, Arnoldus. "Arx Carolina." Zu Amsterdam : Bey Jacob von Meurs auf der Keysersgraft in der Stadt Meurs, 1673. Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History. Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/alcfh-maps/3