De Bry Illustrations: Florida (11)


Source: Michel Duchet, L'Amérique de Théodore De Bry. Paris: Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1987, p. 162 (Plate 26).
Latin / French title: "How to kill crocodiles."
Image: Lithograph of French artist Jacques LeMoyne's interpretation of a scene from Florida and Flemish lithographer Theodor DeBry' lithograph of LeMoyne's original art work of Timucuan hunters killing crocodiles near their hunting hut.
Humanities Question: Describe this image speculating on the fact that it is the product of a French artist's interpretation of an episode he actually witnessed.