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Description: This is a map of Matagorda Bay, Texas as of 1689. The map was drawn by Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora based on sketches compiled during the expedition of Alonso de Leon. The Spanish called the bay "Lago de San Bernardo". An F marks the spot of the French settlement, Fort Saint Louis, and "Navio Quebrado", or "broken ship", marks the spot where the French ship La Belle was grounded.
Title: Matagorda Bay Texas 1689
Credit: reprinted in From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle by James E. Bruseth and toni S. Turner (2005), Texas A&M University Press
Author: Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
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