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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: N2012- 6
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Title, Dates: Theodor de Bry engravings, 1591.
Amount: 42 digital images
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Organization/Arrangement: Arranged by plate number.
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Biographical/Historical:     Theodor de Bry (1528-1598) was a Flemish engraver, bookseller and publisher. He was famous for his depictions of early European expeditions to the Americas.
Summary:     This collection consists of digital copies (produced by the Archives) of 42 of Theodore de Bry's 16th-century engraved illustrations. The engravings are from the second volume in de Bry's series Grands Voyages chronicling the European exploration of the Americas. The second volume, "Der ander Theil, der newlich erfundenen Landschafft Americae, von dreyen Schiffahrten, so die Frantzosen in Floridam" (1591), was an account of the French attempt to establish a settlement in Florida and their experiences with the Timucua, the Native American people living in what is now North Florida. De Bry's engraved illustrations are the earliest European images of Florida. De Bry produced the copper engravings with the help of his sons Jan Theodor and Jan Israel. As none of them had ever been to Florida, they were guided in their efforts by watercolors created by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (c. 1533-1588), a French artist and mapmaker who was a member of the 1564 Laudonniere expedition.

    The engravings from which the Archives produced these digital copies are from the personal collection of Michael W. and Dr. Linda Fisher. The digital copies include both full plates - illustrations and accompanying text - as well as just the illustrations themselves. They are available in both TIFF and JPEG image formats.
Finding Aids: Folder listing available. 0
Additional Physical Form: This collection has been digitized and is available on the Florida Memory web site: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/historical_records/debry/
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Location of Originals/Duplicates: Originals held by donors.
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Electronic Records Access: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/historical_records/debry/
Subject Access Fields: Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598
Laudonniere, Rene Goulaine de.
Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques, d. 1588.
Indians of North America Florida
Timucua Indians.
Engravings (prints) aat
Illustrations (layout features) aat
Florida History Huguenot colony, 1562-1565.
Added Entries Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598