1591 Floridae Americae Provinciae Recens...

Floridae Americae Provinciae Recens & exactissima descriptio Auctore Iacobo le Moyne cui cognomen de Morgues, Qui Laudonnierum One of the earliest and most significant 16th-century maps of Florida and the southeastern portion of colonial North America; what would become the United States some 200 years later. Le Moyne's map illustrates the Florida peninsula and the surrounding areas, stretching from the northern part of Cuba to "Prom Terra falg," or Cape Lookout. This map was a milestone for the region, presenting substantial new information, though often inaccurate, that served as a primary source for other cartographers over the next 150 years. While Le Moyne’s depiction of the coastline is generally accurate in terms of latitude, the shoreline incorrectly extends too far east instead of northeast. This error was perpetuated when Mercator used the map as a source for his 1569 world map, resulting in an enlarged representation of the Virginia region. The mistake persisted for ov