The French In Florida

Volume II of Theodor De Bry's Grand Voyages.

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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• The French Arrive in Florida. [Side 1] [Side 2] [First print to show a New World bird - Turkey. Hand color. Left hand margin relined.] $1,200
• Sailing to the River of May. [St. John's River. Narrow margin right hand side.] $975
• Leaving the River of May, they Discover two other Streams. [Right hand margin relined.] $975
• The French Commander Erects a Column Bearing the Arms of the King of France. $1,200
• The French Left in Charlesfort Suffer from Lack of Provisions. $1,200

• A Site for the Fort is Chosen. $1,400
• Outina Defeats Potanou. $650
• The French Left in Charlesfort Suffer from Lack of Provisions. $1,200
• Trophies and Ceremonies After a Victory. [Worm hole in image and several in text. Image mounted over another. In German.] $800
• The Mourning Widows. $650

• The Mourning Widows. [In German.] $650
• Bringing in Wild Animals, Fish, and Other Stores. [In German. 2d Edition, 1603.] $900
• Floridians Crossing over to an Island on a Pleasure Trip. $900
• Preparing for a Feast. $900
• How Sentinels are Punished for Sleeping at their Posts. $750

• How They Declare War. [In German. 2d Edition, 1603.] $900
• The Sacrifice of First-Born Children. $750
• The Sacrifice of First-Born Children. [In German. 2d Edition, 1603.] $750
• The King and the Queen take a Walk. $900

• Murder of the Frenchman Pierre Gambié. $750
• Murder of the Frenchman Pierre Gambié. [In German. 2d Edition, 1603.] $750
• Storing Their Crops in the Public Granary. $750
• A Fortified Village. $850

  
  
  

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