BOLDLY ONWARD - FULL TEXT
by Lindsey Wilger
Williams
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Chapter | Topics | Illustrations | Page |
| Finding A New World | |||
| Columbus, conquistadores, adelantados, La Cosa, pirated map, Last Day April, search for Cathay, Amerigo Vespucci. | Oldest Map of New World, 1500, Juan La Cosa. First Map of Florida, 1502, Alberto Cantino. Columbus Map, 1508, Martin Waldseemuller. | ||
| Memoirs Of A Spanish Slave And Of A French Artist | |||
| Fontenada shipwrecked, adopted by Indians, land of the Calusa, French colony, Timucua natives by LeMoyne. | Territories of Florida Indians, by author. Florida of the French, 1564, Jaques LeMoyne. America Sketches (6), 1564, Jaques LeMoyne. | ||
| Ponce de Leon Reveals A Secret | |||
| Florida's true discoverer unknown, Fountain of Youth, first women, careening in a way, Sacaspado fights. | Ponce de Leon Portrait, artist unknown. Florida Channel, 1511, Pietro Martyr. Marquesas Keys, 1979, National Ocean Survey. Ponce Itinerary, by author. | ||
| Latitudes, Leadlines And Landmarks | |||
| Uncertain instruments, leagues and fathoms, east coast hydrology, west coast, Freducci landmarks. | East Coast Landing Of Ponce, by author. Ponce de Leon's Florida, 1515, Freducci. Route of Ponce de Leon, by author. | ||
| Try, Try Again | |||
| Other explorers, Ponce's second expedition, colony, major battle, wounded by arrow, death of Ponce. | Gulf of Mexico, 1520, Ferdinand Cortez. Gulf of Mexico, 1520, Alonso Pineda. | ||
| Panfilo de Narvaez Eats His Horse | |||
| Storm driven, landing place, sets out on foot, constant attack, starvation, rafts and men lost at sea. | The North Shores, 1527, Diego Colon. Padron Real World Map, 1529, Diego Ribero. A French Map Of The Gulf, 1536, unsigned. Narvaez Itinerary, by author. | ||
| The Pocahontas Inspiration | |||
| Search for Narvaez, Ortiz captured, saved from barbecue, Indian princess, life among savages, reunion. | Original Barbecue, 1564, LeMoyne. Temple Of The Dead, 1585, John White. Indian Princess Wedding, 1564, LeMoyne. | ||
| Hernando de Soto Mails A Letter | |||
| News for the magistrates, Bay of the Holy Spirit, difficulty of entering, 12 leagues, camp on cape. | Portrait of Soto, artist unknown. The Soto Map, 1544, unsigned. Florida and Apalache, 1597, Cornelius Wytfliet. Indians Forced To Carry Baggage, 1594, De Bry. | ||
| The Good Secretary, Ranjel | |||
| The town of Ucita, arrival of Ortiz, friendship with Chief Mococo, start of march, Indians cast alive to dogs. | Part of World Map, 1569, Mercator. Indians Attacked By Greyhounds, 1594, De Bry. Sinus Mexicanus, 1600, Tatton. Caribbean Islands, 1601, Antonio Herrera. Soto Route, 1630, Antonio Lucini. Soto Itinerary, by author. |
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| The Portuguese Gentleman, Elva | |||
| Great swamp, the faithless cacique, battle at two ponds, cloud burst, prisoners' revolt, Soto's nose. | La Floride, 1650, Nicolas Sanson. America Septentrionalis, 1694, Henri Jaillot. Battle of Napictuca, 1706, Voyagie Van de Soto. DeSoto Map, c. 1725, Peter van de Aa. | ||
| The King's Factor, Biedma | |||
| Baya Honda, march toward setting sun, 12 leagues from coast, 110 leagues to Apalache, ships leave. | DeSoto Expedition, 1118, Guillame de Lisle. Novel Route of Soto, 1742, Antonio Arredondo. Biedma's Manuscript, 1543, court copy. | ||
| The Inca Prince, Garcilaso | |||
| Building bridges in the wild, ambush in a ravine, taking prisoners, siege of Ochile, winter camp. | Florida Coasts, 1765, Juan Puente. Spaniards and Indians Battle, 1594, De Bry. Spanish Towns In New World, 1566, Santa Cruz. | ||
| Daring Dash Of The Cavaliers | |||
| Orders for base camp, 30 volunteers, lancing Indians, mysterious death in the saddle, cold, horses balk | Soundings In Florida Channel, 1640, Laet. Route of Cavaliers, by author, in the saddle, cold, horses balk, | ||
| Indian Evidence | |||
| Native trails, Camino Real, Indian towns, mounds, Spanish missions, proper names, route to Tocobago. | Indian Roads Of Florida, 1108, Herman Moll. Survey Of King's Highway, 1178, Joseph Purcell. Trails Of Northeast Florída, 1827, John Williams. Seat of War In Florida, 1838. U.S. War Dept. Charlotte Harbor, 1846, U.S. Dept. Of Army. Closeup, Charlotte Harbor North, 1846. Proper Names Associated With Places, by author. | ||
| How Deep is The Ocean? | |||
| Sea rising, so is Florída, bottom Composition, sedimentation, Soto's ships, soundings, inlet depths. | Spanish Galleon, old woodcut. Earliest Hydrological Chart, 1750, unsigned. Tampa Bay, 1751, Francisco Celi. Bay of Espiritu Santo, 1769, Thomas Jefferys. Charlotte Harbor And Carlos Bay, 1714, Romans. Bahia de Carlos, 1183, Jose de Evia. Charlotte Harbor, 1863, USC&GS Chart. Enlarged Sketch of Caloosahatchee Channel. | ||
| A Tampa Bay Theory | |||
| Report of the DeSoto Expedition Commission, early speculations, Terra Ceia Bay, Pinellas Peninsula. | Soto Route From Tampa Bay, 1863, Brevoort. Soto Route, 1939, Report Of DeSoto Commission. | ||
| A San Carlos Bay Theory | |||
| Back tracking with the cavaliers, dally tally, Caloosahatchee River, strange markings on a clam shell. | Soto Route South From Tallahassee, Wilkinson. Soto Route Caloosahatchee, Wilkinson. Strange Shell Inscription. |
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| A Charlotte Harbor Theory | |||
| Tortugas Islands, Boca Grande Pass, kedging, Live Oak Point, Shell Creek | Charlotte Harbor Landing of Soto, by author. Soto Route, by author. | ||
| Testimony Of The Spade | |||
| Spanish artifacts scarce, what to look for, weapons, cannon balls, scuttled ships, charcoal, Ocale iron. | Majolica Ware | ||
| Author's Conclusions | ||
| Death of De Soto |
| Chronology Of New World Events | ||
| Principal Works Consulted |
| Index | ||
| The Author |
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