Interest in the 1764 map of John de Solis has grown among historians and collectors in recent decades. While only a handful of authenticated copies are known to exist, the map’s significance lies not in its rarity but in its representation of a critical phase in American and Spanish mapping. Scholars have examined it alongside contemporary map

Beyond rivers and borders, the 1764 Solis map likely depicted indigenous territories, Spanish missions, and settlements that characterized the frontier regions of Florida and the Gulf. Native groups such as the Apalachee, Choctaw, and Creek would have been marked on the map’s inland sections—sometimes as allies, sometimes as threats. By incl

While the name John de Solis may not be found in the canonical lists of European mapmakers, his 1764 map holds enduring historical value. It represents the transitional moment between early colonial mapping and the scientific cartography of the late Enlightenment. Maps like Solis’s were essential tools in the processes of colonization and stat

One of the hallmarks of eighteenth-century maps is their artistic richness, and John de Solis’s 1764 creation was no exception. The map’s cartouche—likely engraved with baroque flourishes—may have depicted allegorical figures representing navigation, discovery, and imperial power. Neptune, globes, compasses, and Spanish coats of arms were c