Pugna inter Columbum & Franciscum Poresium. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Pugna inter Columbum & Franciscum Poresium.
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Jamaica; Antilles, Greater; West Indies; Frankfurt (Germany); Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt; Holy Roman Empire
Description: On the island of Jamaica, Christopher Columbus and Francisco de Porras (both labelled in the image) engage in battle. The two men face off against each other, each armed with a sword and shield. To one side of the two men and stretching along the shore, their two armies engage in combat with muskets, swords, and spears. Three European ships are anchored along the shore. In the foreground, three Indigenous people either arrive or depart the area by canoe. One of the men, standing on the shore, gestures widely in the direction of the battle. This image is identical to one found on page 175 of Frankfurt, 1594, but colored.
Image Creator: Theodor de Bry (Engraver);Johann Feyerabend (Printer); Theodor de Bry (Engraver); Johann Feyerabend (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate engraving
Identifier: mta:23722
Language: lat
Source Name: Americae pars quarta. Sive, Insignis & Admiranda Historia de reperta primùm Occidentali India à Christophoro Columbo Anno M. CCCCXCII
Parent Collection: 1594 Latin; 1594 Latin
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Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Indigenous peoples - Antilles, Greater; Colonists; Spaniards; Battles; Mutiny; Swords; Shields; Firearms; Sailing ships; Dugout canoes

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