Keywords: Tali-coste-chiaha-chiaves-sp1.jpg 1584 map of La Florida The map was drawn by Spanish royal cartographer Geronimo Chiaves and was probably based on accounts by members of the Hernando de Soto expedition 1539-1543 The map was originally published in Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum in 1584 Chiaha is believed to have been located on what was later called Zimmerman's Island now submerged near modern Douglas Dam Coste is believed to have been located on Bussell Island at the mouth of the Little Tennessee River http //www loc gov/exhibits/earlyamericas/online/aftermath/aftermath2 html Geronimo Chiaves Abraham Ortelius 1584 Old maps of Tennessee Bussell Island PD-old-100 Maps by Abraham Ortelius |