Title
Expedition of the French Huguenots in Florida, under the command of René de Goulaine de Laudonnière in 1564
Caption
Théodore de Bry, engraver. After the drawings by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues
"Brevis narratio eorum quae in Florida Americae provincia, Gallis acciderunt," Frankfurt, 1591. Account of the French arrival in Florida in 1564.
The indigenous population of Florida pay tribute to René Goulaine de Laudonnière, in front of the column erected by Jean Ribault.
Engraving
Queriniana library, Brescia
Info+
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (Dieppe, 1533 - London , 1588), French cartographer and illustrator.
Jean Ribault (Dieppe, 1520 - Fort Caroline, 1565), French marine captain and explorer.
Théodore de Bry (Liège, 1528 - Frankfurt , 1598), draughtsman, engraver and publisher.
René Goulaine de Laudonnière (around 1529 - 1574), French Huguenot explorer.
Date
1591
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL10A02_018
License type
Rights managed
Available size
95,3Mb (8,2Mb) / 23,0in x 16,1in / 6888 x 4836 (300dpi)