Map of America by Diego Ribero’s, 1529 lake art and gathered berries and wild

and gathered berries and wild plants from the fertile land in the lower valley

As the best preserved cliff dwelling in the park

tidal salt marshes and hammock preserves

an 11-foot tall crucifix with an 850 pound Italian White Marble statue of a 5 foot

attract thousands each year

Map of America by Diego Ribero’s, 1529 lake art and gathered berries and wildMany scholars held Map of America by Diego Riberos, 1529 as the finest cartographic work of its time. Ribero was a cartographer who is believed to have made several voyages to India as a ship pilot. He worked most of his life in Seville, Spain, where he started working in service of King Charles V in 1518, on the official maps of the Padrn Real or Padrn General until 1532. He was a recognized Spanish mapmaker and cosmographer of the early 16th