Nice maps, Relic!
I noticed it was written in modern French. Bay of Mobile, AL. There was a Spanish encampment there. From the map, could it be west of Orange beach..
As far the pics I posted, The first one was done by Duval, Pierre (1619-1683) in 1677. the second one is actually a translation of Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas (1703-1772)'s 1744 map.
You're right about using the same names... I can see why they would have "grand marais" or "presqu'isle" as these are descriptive noun (big swamp, peninsula),but Charlesfort....
I was reading another book called A Frenchman in Florida
The author had this to say :
In Mr. Paul Gaffarel's interesting book "French Florida", I have
consulted with fruit for this historical summary, drew up a map of the fort of the
Caroline who disagrees with that of Jacques Le Moyne, on the em-
placement of this fort. It is also in contradiction with the facts. Menendez
crosses the distance of San-Agustino to Carolina in three days, from 17 to the
September 19, and he had to cross than the current San Diego Marsh, and not
the river of May (St John's river). Why Mr. Gaffarel place Carolina
on the left bank of this river, and at a distance such that it must be to the
least five to six days to perform San-Agustino journey to this location-
ment? Of Tocoï, station on the St. John's river, right bank, where the path of
Railway leads you to Saint-Augustin, there are twenty-three kilometres, approximately six
leagues, crossed in two hours by fast, but barely crossed lanes
in a day through woods and marshes. My research led me to think
the location of the fort is located right bank of St John's river, on the Creek
Julington, from Mandarin, thirty-five kilometres from Saint-Augustin.
The entry of this Creek specifically is a triangular Island, any sem-
similar to that which covered the fort of Carolina.
