Title

Frenchmen Proceeding to Attack the Spanish Fort on the St. Johns', (1877).

Caption

'Frenchmen Proceeding to Attack the Spanish Fort on the St. Johns', (1877). In 1568, the French, led by Dominique de Gourgue, attacked the Spanish-held Fort Caroline, (which the Spanish had renamed Fort San Mateo), on the St Johns River in Florida. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 1, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1877]

Date

1877

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F13_189

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,3Mb (4,1Mb) / 19,0in x 12,4in / 5688 x 3708 (300dpi)

Keywords

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