How the Timucua Indians Hunt Alligators – 1591 – Florida – De Bry manuscript Secunda editione aucti

Secunda editione aucti

This is an original plate from Part 5 of De Bry's famous set of "Grands Voyages"

Letterpress title page to plates and 3 plates

Contemporary Vellum with Yapp edges and manuscript title

This is an original plate from Part 1 "Admiranda Narratio" of De Bry's famous set of "Grands Voyages"

How the Timucua Indians Hunt Alligators – 1591 – Florida – De Bry manuscript Secunda editione aucti"How the Timucua Indians Hunt Alligators Killing crocodiles Crocodile hunting" 1591 (This from the 1655 Gottfried edition) Florida De Bry Toning to page but generally good condition. This is a famous print of the Timucua Indians hunting Alligators in Florida. The scene is slightly fantastical with the oversized alligator and the use of a tree trunk to spear their prey!