Prints of the 16th century French settlement in Florida from De Bry's Grand Voyages.
The French In Florida
Volume II of Theodor De Bry's Grand Voyages.
Illustrations after Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues. From Der ander Theyl,...,so die Frantzosen in Floridam. Frankfurt: Johann Theodor De Bry, 1603. Second German edition. Engravings with letter press. Narrow margins, as issued, with typical wear at edges. Very good condition.
These prints are illustrations of the first French attempt at settlement in North America. Beginning in 1562, the French sent over ships to set up a colony in Southeastern North America. Though a short-lived colony was established on the St. John's River in Florida, the attempt was a failure, ending with a massacre of the French colonist by a Spanish force in 1564. Only two Frenchmen escaped, René de Laudonnière and Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues. The former wrote the text for this account of the French expedition and the latter drew the illustrations.
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- They Reach Port Royal (First print to show a New World bird) $750
- Outina Defeats Potanou. $375
- Preparing For A Feast. $350
- Bringing in Wild Animals, Fish, and Other Stores. $350
- The French Arrive at the River May (Saint John's) [Jacksonville, Florida] $475
- How They Declare War. $350
- Trophies and Ceremonies After a Victory. (trimmed to image and mounted over another. $350
- The King Receives the Queen. $375
- The Mourning Widows. [Illustrated at Left] $300
- The Sacrifice of First-Born Children. $300
- Murder of the Frenchman Pierre Gambié. $350
- Their Idol $350
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