A History of Florida through New World Maps

Borders of Paradise

by Dana Ste.Claire

With catalogue annotations and essays by Peter A. Cowdrey, Jr.

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Beginning in the 1500s with maps of the vast, wild territory of La Florida, this book traces the recorded geographies of Europe’s first North American frontier, right up to its statehood in 1846. In-depth essays and annotations of individual maps place each in historical context and provide a framework for understanding Florida’s changing identity.

Simultaneously a history of New World cartography and of its geographic errors and eccentricities, it surveys the role of maps in the exploration and settlement of the New World and will be of interest to cartography enthusiasts and scholars alike. A Florida timeline, full-color reproductions, suggested reading list, glossary, and complete bibliography make this an excellent "navigational guide" for explorers--young and old--of Florida history.

Dana Ste.Claire is curator of history and an archaeologist at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, author of True Natives: Florida’s First People, and a regular feature columnist for the Orlando Sentinel. Peter A. Cowdrey, Jr., is museum program supervisor and early Florida map specialist with the Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee.

Florida Heritage Series

1997. 64 pp. 11 X 8 1/2.

16 color New World maps, 9 drawings, bibliography, index.

ISBN 0-8130-1511-1
 Paper, $17.95

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"This publication will be a useful tool for its depictions of scenes from early Florida, and its illustrations of and commentary on the development of mapmaking."--Florida Anthropologist

"These maps, which date from 1540 to 1846, beautifully depict the changing conception of Florida's topography and importance in the minds of Europeans and Americans. . . . In pictures and words, he shows how the advances in nautical and cartographic technology, the changing nature of colonial settlements, and the competition between various European powers for hegemony in the Southeast are all evident on the mapface." "A History of Florida through New World Maps is a welcome addition to the historical cartography of early America. . . . which will appeal to both academic and general audiences alike."--Florida Historical Quarterly