- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Pedro Menendez de Aviles
- Publisher:
- Lowery, Woodbury. The Spanish Settlements within the Present Limits of the United States: Florida, 1562-1574. New York & London: G. P. Putnam's sons, 1901.
- Date of Original:
- 1791
- Subject:
- Explorers
Swords
Telescopes
Menéndez de Avilés, Pedro, 1519-1574
Menendez de Aviles, Pedro, 1519-1574 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- engravings (prints)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A 1791 engraving depicts Pedro Menendez de Aviles at about age fifty. Menendez de Aviles founded St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest European settlement in North America, in 1565, just before he explored the Georgia coastline.
Image of a 1791 engraving depicting Pedro Menéndez de Avilés at about age fifty. Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest European settlement in North America, in 1565, just before he explored the Georgia coastline. He is depicted holding a sword in his left hand and a small telescope in his right hand. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/spanish-exploration/m-7002/
- Rights Holder:
- From The Spanish Settlements within the Present Limits of the United States: Florida, 1562-1574, by W. Lowery
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/spanish-exploration
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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