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Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (1533-1588), illustrator and cartographer, accompanied Rene de Laudonniere’s ill-fated attempt to colonize Florida in 1564. The first European artist to reach Florida, Le Moyne charted the St. John’s Bluff region, now Jacksonville, and sketched scenes from the lives of the Timucua Indians.
* Ribault’s landfall at the cape of Anastasia Island (near St. Augustine, Florida) occurred April 29, 1562. This first French expedition to Florida, planned as a refuge for French Protestant Huguenots (and which Le Moyne did not accompany), is depicted in the first
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Jacques Le Moyne (1533-1588) was a Huguenot cartographer and draughtsman of flowers and natural history who joined Laudonniere’s expedition to Florida in 1564. Le Moyne was the first artist to travel to the New World and documented Florida’s coastline, local flora and fauna, along with the Timucua Indians.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville was an explorer, colonial administrator, and Lieutenant in the French Navy during the Nine Years' War and the Chickasaw Wars. He was known as the “Father” of Louisiana and the French settlement of New Orleans.
Nov 25, 2015 · Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, Floridae Americae provinciae recens & exactissima descriptio. 1591. Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress. Le Moyne's broad triangle version of Florida.
This collection was distinguished by the importance and the quality of its intaglio illustrations, engraved in copper plate, and produced for the most part using authentic models. The second volume of "Great Voyages" appeared in 1591 and was devoted to Florida.
Apr 14, 2015 · Le Moyne & De Bry. In 1586, Rene de Laudonniere’s narratives on the French experience in Florida were published. The next year, Jacques le Moyne made plans to publish his own account, accompanied by his own artwork of the expedition’s experiences in Florida.
