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Antique Print-FORT-CAROLINE-SPANISH-ATTACK-1565-Goeree-De Bry-Van der Aa-1707

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€175.00

Dramatic scene of siege: Spanish forces, with the aid of native allies, launch a full-scale cannon assault and storm the French Huguenot fort of Fort Caroline. French defenders fire from bastions as smoke fills the air. Native auxiliaries and soldiers wade through water and climb the walls; ships and flags visible. In 1564, French Huguenots led by Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere founded Fort Caroline in present-day Jacksonville and attempted to establish further settlements along the St. Johns River. After initial conflict, the Huguenots established friendly relations with the local natives in the area, primarily the Timucua under the cacique Saturiwa. Sketches of the Timucua drawn by Jacques le Moyne de Morgues, one of the French settlers, have proven valuable resources for modern ethnographers in understanding the people. The next year the Spanish under Pedro Men?ndez de Avil?s surprised the Huguenots and ransacked Fort Caroline, killing everyone but 50 women and children and 26 escapees. The rest of the French had been shipwrecked off the coast and picked up by the Spanish, who executed all but 20 of them; this brought French settlement in Florida to an end. These events caused a rift between the natives and Spanish, though Spanish missionaries were soon out in force

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 23 x 18 cm (9.06 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 18 x 13 cm. (7.09 x 5.12 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Slight foxing, some creasing and minor stains along edges. Original vertical fold as issued. Additional vertical fold lines. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FORT CAROLINE, FLORIDA, RENE DE LAUDONNIERE, PEDRO MENENDEZ DE AVILES, HUGUENOTS, TIMUCUA, LE MOYNE, DE BRY, SPANISH FLORIDA, COLONIAL WARFARE, PIETER VAN DER AA | PCO-C50-05

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

‘Naaukeurige Versameling der Gedenk-waardigste Zee en Land-reysen, na Oost en West-Indien, Mitsgaders andere Gewesten, ter eerster Ontdekking enn soo vervolgens van Verscheyde Volkeren, meerendels door Vorsten, of Maatschappyen Derwaarts gesonden, gedaan. Zedert het jaar 1492 tot 1499 …’, (transl.: Accurate accounts of memorable sea and land-voyages, to the East and West Indies and other regions, first discovering by different nations, mostly kings or companies send there. since 1492-1499.), published by Pieter Van Der Aa, Leiden 1706-1708. Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He also printed many maps that were often out of print, which he reissued.

Biography engraver: Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch draughtsman, engraver, and poet active in Amsterdam. He worked for Pieter van der Aa on various historical and topographical publications.

Biography artist: Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (1533-1588) was a French artist who accompanied the Huguenot expedition to Florida and documented Timucua life. His sketches were later engraved by Theodor de Bry, a Flemish publisher known for visualizing early colonial encounters in the Americas. Publisher: Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher and bookseller based in Leiden. He specialized in geography and travel books, producing numerous atlases and city plans. He often republished earlier works, combining original material with reprints from other cartographers.

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Dimensions 18 × 23 × 1 cm

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