Arcis Carolinae delineatio. X. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Arcis Carolinae delineatio. X.
Subject: Florida-History-Huguenot colony, 1562-1565; Colonists; Fortification; Coast defenses; 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: A fort, in the process of being built, is shown. The fort is situated on an island in the middle of a river and is triangular. A bridge on one side connects the island to the opposite riverbank. The front of the fort has a high wooden wall, and just inside the walls a trench runs all the way around the perimeter. Within the fort are cannons and various buildings. According to the caption, this is a depiction of Fort Caroline.
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:20317
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; Colonists; Fortification; Coast defenses; Indigenous peoples – Florida; Timucua

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