Fort Caroline in Florida, Montanus Engraving – Early America View 1671

Name: Fort Caroline in Florida, Montanus Engraving – Early America View 1671
Brand: Montanus & Ogilby
SKU: BG-13384-12
Price: 1085 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1671
Maker: Montanus & Ogilby
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 31.3 × 39.2 cm (12.3 × 15.4 in)
Condition: Good. Good antique condition with age-related toning, light foxing, and a visible central fold as issued. Minor edge wear consistent with age. The sheet retains wide margins and a strong overall presentation.
Period: Colonial America
Places: Florida
Reference: BG-13384-12

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Fort Caroline in Florida, "Arx Carolina", an original copper engraving with hand color from Arnoldus Montanus's De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld, published in Amsterdam in 1671. The title is lettered on a ribbon at the top of the plate.

The view shows the French Huguenot settlement on the St. John's River in Florida, near present-day Jacksonville. A triangular fort with a palisade of heavy timbers and a moat stands in the middle distance, with a few houses and a flagstaff inside. Large European ships anchor at the left foreground, and smaller boats with oarsmen move across the river in front of the fort. Native Americans and settlers stand on the shore at the right under palm trees, a cart is drawn on the far bank, and the river bends away to hills in the distance.

The French colony was founded in 1564 and was captured by the Spanish in 1565, who renamed the place San Mateo. Montanus based his plates on earlier travel accounts.

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