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Experience Florida’s Rich Heritage—Through Captivating Art and Timeless Tales.

Whether you're a history lover, collector, educator, or shop owner, our hand-illustrated booklets and prints bring Florida’s past to life!  

We hope these illustrations—that have captured so many fascinating people, events, and movements that shaped La Florida—spark your curiosity and deepen your understanding of this rich and complex history.
It's a story of people, struggles, and triumphs that continue to shape our world today.   Through these visual narratives, we celebrate resilience, innovation, and embrace the spirit of change—inviting viewers to connect with the past and find inspiration for the future.   



























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Welcome to History Illustrations!

Dr. Warren Clark

Florida's History in 40-Seconds!

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Proudly Showcasing Over 40 Years of Masterfully
Hand-Illustrated Florida History by Dr. Warren Clark











In the 1980s,  Dr. Warren Clark took his children, Jessica and Nathaniel hunting for fossils or small pieces of indigenous pottery washed up on beaches around Tampa Bay.  "Is this the one?" they'd ask.  You'd think we'd found treasure when I'd say, "It sure is!"

 Warren would research stories about the old Spanish missions, Seminole Wars and Florida Frontier ghost towns.   "We went camping, exploring and asking locals what they knew".   Many were glad to talk with us.  Over time, we discovered the real treasure were the stories.                                                                                                          


how we found treasure

I asked myself, how can I share these stories with a wider audience?  

I remembered Ripley's cartoons, especially the zinger in his closing ""Believe it... or Not!" " Yes" I said.  That is how I will tell Florida's stories in forty seconds!
  
I illustrated the  energy moment  in each story.  I wanted my cartoons to have people say  “Wow! I did not know that!  





florida's stories in
40- seconds!

lewis & Clark's Explorations of "la Florida" 

Inspired by these adventures, Clark partnered with acclaimed action comics illustrator Bob Lewis in 1991 to create "Lewis and Clark's Explorations of La Florida",  a bold and captivating take on Florida’s untold stories. 

Throughout the 1990s, these striking single panel cartoons illustrations and compact stories were featured in 50 publications, captivating over half a million readers with their vivid storytelling and historically inspired artistry.

Lewis & Clark's Explorations of La Florida

lewis & Clark's
Explorations of "la Florida" 

 In 2010, Dr. Clark resumed creating more refined illustrations under a new name:
"Florida History Illustrations".

Bob Lewis and Richard Gamache handled the illustrations, -while Warren refines the images,
hand-tints them, and "compact writes" the stories in both English and Spanish.

Each piece is meticulously fact-checked by Historians to ensure accuracy.  

florida history illustrations

In 2024  History Illustrations Saint Augustine, released their first 32 page hand illustrated full color booklets:

# 1. The Mystique of Spanish "La Florida"    
# 2. "Light One Candle".

These booklets are the result of four decades of exploration, research and historical illustration in collaboration with professional Florida Historians. 


the mystique of spanish
"la florida"

"Light One Candle",  is a collection of some of Warren’s favorite illustrated stories featuring people and groups which had a vision for a better Florida, and acted on their visions with compassion, persistence and courage.

“It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness” is likely a Chinese proverb.

It means it is better to do something about a problem than just complain about it.




light one candle

Clark created 45 Historic Illustrations for St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary.  

His work is inspired by the resilience of people throughout history—especially in the realms of civil rights, Spanish La Florida, and colonial life.
  
"Together, we bring history to life for enthusiasts, classrooms, museums, visitors and collectors who believe in the power of art and storytelling". 


 

450 years of saint augustine

THE BOOKS

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–Joel Bagnal, STORE OWNER SAINT AUGUSTINE

"His style is reminiscent of the old Ripley's Believe it or Not! cartoons back in the '50s and '60s," said Joel Bagnal, owner of Joel Bagnal's Goldsmith shop on Aviles Street.  "I'm just very impressed with his work."

Reviews

–David Nolan, Historian of African American History in St. Augustine, Florida. 

History--the good, the bad and the ugly--needs to be preserved and learned from.  I am always grateful for the role Warren Clark has played in that with his artistic skills.  Bravo!

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–Katie Arnold - Veteran Directed Care

My father, David, and Warren went to school together in Mandarin and had a lifelong friendship.  What a treasure he is for local history.   His storytelling and beautiful illustrations are so well done.  New residents to the area would absolutely do well to learn from his books and I look forward to sharing this book at Christmas. Thank you, Warren!

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-Teresa Eubanks, Editor, The Calhoun Liberty- Journal

 Clark’s goal is to help readers develop an appreciation of the different people whose histories have contributed to Florida’s rich cultural mix.  'Perhaps by understanding one another’s stories, we may become a bit more tolerant of our differences',  Clark explains."

"We knew from the beginning that the work Warren Clark was doing was a new way to tell the stories of Florida's Historic Coast," said Rick Hensler, director of Promotions and Strategic Alliances at VCB.

-rick hensler, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors & Convention Bureau

––Diane Howe, Entertainment Editor, Ocala Star Banner 
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“I hope our readers will look forward to learning about their state through this weekly cartoon.  It’s entertaining as well as informative.  A perfect addition to our On the Go magazine.”

Florida has a wild uncontrollable side. Truly scary gator stories, fossils of monsters from the pits, tattoos on steroids, pirates real and mythical, and treasure hunters. This hand illustrated collection of Florida History is boisterous,  out of control and irrepressible. You will like it! It will be released in June, 2025.

Florida's Rowdy Past!

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