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English: Amerigo Vespucci leads landing craft in an attack on the natives of the island of "Ity" (location uncertain, poss. Bermuda), on his first journey to the New World (1497). As described by Vespucci in his Letter to Soderini (description). Engraving from c.1592 by Theodor de Bry (Flemish, 1528-1598).
Date circa 1592
date QS:P,+1592-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Les Grands Voyages
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Theodor de Bry  (1528–1598)  wikidata:Q708961
 
Theodor de Bry
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Dietrich de Bry, Theodoor de Bry, Dirk de Bry
Description Southern Netherlandish engraver, drawer, editor and publisher
Date of birth/death 1528 / 1528 Edit this at Wikidata 27 March 1598 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Liège Edit this at Wikidata Frankfurt Edit this at Wikidata
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current11:31, 24 January 2012Thumbnail for version as of 11:31, 24 January 2012600 × 512 (96 KB)Walrasiad (talk | contribs)Higher resolution engraving.
11:29, 24 January 2012Thumbnail for version as of 11:29, 24 January 2012347 × 303 (69 KB)Walrasiad (talk | contribs){{Information |Description ={{en|1=Amerigo Vespucci leads landing craft in an attack on the natives of the island of Ity (location uncertain, poss. Bermuda), on his first journey to the New World (1497). As described by Vespucci in his Letter to Soder