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The Spanish persuade the natives of Cubagua to defend the island from the French
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In this scene from Book V of the Grands Voyages, de Bry's landmark collection of early discovery narratives, a French privateer, drawn by the pearl banks of Cubagua (Venezuela), is repulsed by natives in canoes. The Spanish had persuaded the Indians to attack by warning them of the sodomite tendencies of the French. Please check our homepage for currently available maps.
Item Number: F1937
Cartographer: Theodore de Bry
Place & Date: Frankfurt / 1594
Size: 9" x 13 5/8" (overall sheet).
Condition: b&w; overall age toning; some staining and spotting mostly in the margins
Price: SOLD