How the Timucua Indians Hunt Alligators – 1591 – Florida – De Bry manuscript 3 et dicebant ad invicem

3 et dicebant ad invicem quis revolvet nobis lapidem ab ostio monumenti

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

which was the most important navigational aid of the 18th Century

Contemporary Vellum with Yapp edges and manuscript title

West Africa

How the Timucua Indians Hunt Alligators – 1591 – Florida – De Bry manuscript 3 et dicebant ad invicem"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!