The Library of Congress has a number of important documents and historical items due to the kindness of persons who have amassed broad collections over the years, and then subsequently donated them for the use and consideration of the general public. One such gift is that which is profiled in this fine online collection. The Jay I. Kislak Collection includes a number of rare maps and books, and is largely focused around the early years of European exploration and early Florida, the Caribbean, and Mesoamerica. Moving through the collection, visitors can view a selection of these fine documents, including a 1493 transcription of Columbus's account of his 1492 voyage and a handbook for priests created by Dominicans working in the Guatemalan highlands. One real find on this site is the interactive presentation of the famed 1678 work, _The Buccaneers of America_. Through this presentation, visitors can listen along to a reading of various passages from this extremely dramatic account of Alexander Exquemelin (who is thought to be a French surgeon who worked with buccaneers) and view the pages of this original document.