Survey of the Island of Tinian in the River St. John in East Florida, 1766

File — Drawer: MC-3, Folder: Map 51

Identifier: 3976.565

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Description

From catalog info:
Florida, St.Johns River, Tinian Island
Unknown British Cartographer
Scale: One inch equals 3/4 of a mile
Eight keyed descriptions, top of map is east
Not found in Phillips Maps.

Label Text

When the 1763 Treaty of Paris awarded Spanish lands in “East Florida” to Great Britain, British aristocrats quickly moved in to claim land in the region. This survey of the St. John’s River region helped establish several tracts for plantation agriculture. Lord Adam Gordon, a British army officer, claimed Tinian Island and founded the “East Florida Society of London” at Shakespeare’s Head Tavern to encourage British settlement. The region was the longtime home of the Timucua people. The key on the right includes “Spaldin(g) Upper Store,” which was a trading post that did brisk business with the Muscogee and Seminole tribes.

From the exhibition: Indigenous Independence: America 250 at Gilcrease, June, 2026. Curated by Dr. William Smith, Dr. Kristen Oertel, & Crawford Alexander Mann III, 2026.

Dates

1766

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