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Brevis narratio eorum quae in Florida Americae provi[n]cia Gallis acciderunt : secunda in illam navigatione, duce Renato de Laudo[n]niere classis praefecto, anno MDLXIIII : quae est secunda pars Americae, additae figurae & incolarum eicones ibidem ad vivu[m] expressae, brevis item declaratio religionis, vituum, vivendique ratione ipsorum /

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Main Author: Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598.
Corporate Authors: Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress), Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Contributors: Wechel, Johann, 1549-1593, (Printer), Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques, 1533?-1588.
Format: Book
Language:Latin
French
Published: Francoforti ad Moenum : Typis Ioan[n]is Wecheli, sumtibus vero Theodori de Bry, venales reperiu[n]tur in officina S. Feirabe[n]dii, 1591.
Subjects and Genres:
1562-1565
Indians of North America > Florida > Early works to 1800.
Indiens d'Amérique > Floride > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Indians of North America.
Travel.
INDIOS DE AMERICA DEL NORTE.
Florida > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Florida > Colonies > Discovery and exploration > Early works to 1800.
Florida > History > Huguenot colony, 1562-1565 > Early works to 1800.
Floride > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Floride > Colonies > Découverte et exploration > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Floride > Histoire > 1562-1565 (Colonie huguenote) > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Florida.
FLORIDA (ESTADOS UNIDOS) > DESCRIPCIONES Y VIAJES.
FLORIDA (ESTADOS UNIDOS) > HISTORIA > COLONIA DE HUGONOTES, 1562-1565.
Early works.
History.
Online Access:Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
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Item Description: Part 2 of de Bry's collection known as America gives an account of expeditions by French Huguenots to Florida under Jean Ribaut (1562), René de Laudonnière (1564), and Dominique de Gourgues (1567). Jacques Le Moyne is the author of the account of the Laudonnière expedition and the artist of the drawings. The authors of the other two accounts which follow the plates have not been identified.
Colophon (K4v): Francofvrti ad moenum, apud Ioannem Wechelum, impensis Theodori de Bry. [decorative tailpiece] M D XCI.
Signatures:)(⁴ a-d⁴ A-H⁶ I⁴(chi¹) K⁴ [in some copies: K⁶ (last leaf blank)]. First 3 leaves of each gathering signed throughout; remaining leaves in each gathering have blank signature line. In some copies, leaves a, H2 and K3 have no signature marks, H3 is wrongly marked H2, H4 if H3; K2 is K and K3 is marked)()(2.
Decorative initials, factotum initials, decorative head- and tailpieces in the text and descriptions of plates.
Engraved, historiated title page consisting of an architectural frame and an internal text block; the engraved title page for the plates consists of the same architectural frame and a different text block; the plates, engraved by de Bry, are numbered 1-42 in arabic numerals in the engraving and in roman numerals in the title, and consist of a letterpress title above the engraving, and letterpress description below. Verso is blank for all plates.
Errata leaf inserted after I4 as chi¹ with the catchword on I4 verso matching the first word of the leaf (Mendae); verso is blank.
Physical Description: [8], 30, [4] p., XLII leaves, [28] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., map. (engravings) ; 36 cm. (fol.)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (printed marginal annotations) and index.
Place of Publication: Germany -- Frankfurt am Main.

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