| OUTER
ISLANDS of Florida's Gulf
coast appear unmistakably for the first time
on this 1765 map by Puente. Boca Gasparilla is
located north of Tampa whereas on subsequent
maps Gasparilla Island appears at the entrance
to Charlotte Harbor, here designated Port Boca
Grande. Also shown are Port S. Nivel (Sanibel)
and the Ensenada of Carlos. The Suwannee River
is given its original Spanish name of San Juan
de Guacara -- the first three syllables of which
were corrupted to present pronunciation. (Spanish
Directorate Hydrographic, Madrid) |
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