Antique Print-MURDER-PIERRE-GAMBIE-FLORIDA-Goeree-De Bry-Van der Aa-1707

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Engraving depicting the murder of the French interpreter Pierre Gambie by the Timucua people in Florida, 1565. It shows Pierre Gambie in a canoe with indigenous people, one of whom raises an axe to strike him. In the background, another canoe and a group of armed individuals are visible. The setting is a lush riverside landscape. The scene was described in accounts by Rene de Laudonniere and Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, later illustrated and published by Pieter van der Aa. Based on earlier engravings by Theodore de Bry.

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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.

FLORIDA, FRENCH EXPLORERS, PIERRE GAMBIE, TIMUCUA, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, COLONIAL AMERICA, PIETER VAN DER AA, 16TH CENTURY, NEW WORLD, EUROPEAN-INDIAN RELATIONS, MARITIME EXPLORATION, FRENCH SETTLEMENTS, JACQUES LE MOYNE DE MORGUES | PCO-C50-15

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in c.1705-1707.

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Biography engraver: Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch engraver, draughtsman, and author, mainly active in Amsterdam. He was a pupil of Gerard de Lairesse and created detailed historical engravings.

Biography artist: Theodor de Bry (also Theodorus de Bry) (1528-1598) was an engraver, goldsmith, editor and publisher, famous for his depictions of early European expeditions to the Americas. The Spanish Inquisition forced de Bry, a Protestant, to flee his native, Spanish-controlled Southern Netherlands. He moved around Europe, starting from his birth on the city of Liege in the Prince-Bishopric of Liege, then to Strasbourg, Antwerp, London and Frankfurt, where he settled. 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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