Hermaphroditorum officia. XVII. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Hermaphroditorum officia. XVII.
Subject: Florida-History-Huguenot colony, 1562-1565; Indigenous peoples – Warfare – North America; Intersex people; Indigenous peoples – Florida; Timucua
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: North America; Frankfurt (Germany); Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt; Holy Roman Empire; Florida; United States of America
Description: In this image two pairs of Indigenous people (one pair in the foreground of the image and one in the background) carry stretchers between them with another individual on it. In the background, two people each carry another individual on their back. In the foreground, the stretcher bearers wear their long hair unbound and grass skirts around their waists, with no other clothing or decoration. The original caption of the image indicates that the individuals carrying the stretchers and carrying others on their backs are hermaphrodites (today known as intersex individuals).
Image Creator: Theodor de Bry (Engraver);Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (Artist);Johann Wechel (Printer); Theodor de Bry (Engraver); Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (Artist); Johann Wechel (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate Engraving
Identifier: mta:20328
Language: lat
Source Name: Brevis narratio eorum quae in Florida Americae provicia gallis acciderunt, secunda in illam navigatione, duce Renato de Laudoniere classis praefecto. Anno M D LXIIII. Quae est secunda pars Americae. Additae figurae & incolarum eicones ibidem ad vivu expressae, brevis item Declaratio Religionis, rituum, vivendique ratione ipsorum
Parent Collection: 1591 Latin; 1591 Latin
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Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Florida-History-Huguenot colony, 1562-1565; Indigenous peoples – Warfare – North America; Intersex people; Indigenous peoples – Florida; Timucua

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