How the Timucua Indians Hunt Alligators – 1591 – Florida – De Bry manuscript 7 sed ite et dicite

7 sed ite et dicite discipulis eius et Petro quia praecedit vos in Galilaeam ibi eum videbitis sicut dixit vobis

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

Contemporary Vellum with Yapp edges and manuscript title

West Africa

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

How the Timucua Indians Hunt Alligators – 1591 – Florida – De Bry manuscript 7 sed ite et dicite"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!