Original Title page from Part 2 "Brevis Narratio" of De Bry's famous set of "Grands Voyages". Theodore De Bry (1528-1598) -Page 9.5 x 13 inches (23 x 33cm) approx -Year: 1591 (This image is from the Latin 1st Edition of 1591) -Very good condition. This Title page gives an account of the early expeditions of the French to Florida under Jean Ribaut (1562), Rene de Laudoniere (1564) and Dominique de Gourgues (1567). The account of the Laudonniere expedition was written by Jacques le Moyne (de Morgues), an artist who accompanied the expedition. He escaped massacre by the Spaniards at Fort Caroline and went to England, with the drawings he had made, where he died. After his death his manuscripts and drawings were sold by his widow to De Bry who published them in this volume. It is one of the earliest descriptions of Florida and the first to be clearly illustrated and to describe the local peoples, including the Timucuan Indian tribe. Seller Inventory # ABE-1646134549431

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Title: Title page of "Brevis Narratio" - Timucuan

Publisher: Theodore De Bry

Publication Date: 1591

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

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