Plate 26, Crocodilos consiciendi ratio

Alternative Title

Method of Attacking Alligators

Creator

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues
Theodor de Bry

Files

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Creation Date

January 1591

Abstract

Plate 26 is from Brevis narratio. A plate showing Timucua hunting alligators (misidentified as crocodiles here).

Alt Text

An illustration depicting a large alligator with its mouth open that six human figures have begun to impale on a large, wooden pole. A second alligator can be seen in the background having already been killed, with hunters standing around it with spears, clubs, and bows and arrows.

Keywords

Florida Huguenot colony (1562-1565), Timucua, Alligator hunting, Hunting, Bowhunting, Alligators

Extent

1 plate

Physical Collection

Vault

Call Number

Special Collections: VAULT VF-9

Language

Latin

Identifier

L11-00026

Recommended Citation

Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques and Bry, Theodor de, "Plate 26, Crocodilos consiciendi ratio" (1591). Le Moyne Plates. Image 26.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/le_moyne/26