Floridae Promontorium ad quod Galli appellunt, Gallicum ab illis nuncupatum. I. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Floridae Promontorium ad quod Galli appellunt, Gallicum ab illis nuncupatum. I.
Subject: Florida - History - Huguenot colony, 1562-1565; Colonists; Sailing ships; Indigenous peoples – Florida; Timucua
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: North America; Frankfurt (Germany); Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt; Holy Roman Empire; Florida; Florida; United States of America
Description: Two large ships are pictured off the coast, two smaller boats full of settlers are being rowed closer to shore. A number of Indigenous people are shown on land, several hold bows and arrows, and a few others hold large pieces of fabric. A group sits on the ground in a semi-circle with one individual at the center.
Image Creator: Theodor de Bry (Engraver); Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (Artist); Johann Wechel (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate engraving
Identifier: mta:20289
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
Image: mta_20289_OBJ.png