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How Sentinels are Punished for Sleeping on Their Posts De Bry Grand voyages - From: Theodor de Bry Engraving after Jacques Le Moyne Published in: Frankfurt by Theodor de Bry, 1591 Description: This engraving, Plate 32 from Brevis Narratio, vividly portrays the Timucua people's method of disciplining sentinels caught sleeping while on duty. Based on Jacques Le Moyne’s watercolours created during his time at the French Huguenot colony of Fort Caroline in the 1560s, the scene captures the strict communal practices of the Timucua in maintaining vigilance and discipline. Published by Theodor de Bry as part of his Grand Voyages in 1591, this image is among the earliest European depictions of Native American life in the region now known as the United States. These engravings served not only as ethnographic records but also as promotional tools for encouraging European colonisation of the Americas. Condition Report: Signs of wear. Image Size: 21 x 15.5 cm (8.3 x 6.1 inches). Keywords: Theodor de Bry, Jacques Le Moyne, Timucua people, Native American punishment, early North America, French exploration, 16th-century engravings, Grands Voyages, Fort Caroline, Florida history, historical prints, Age of Discovery, ethnographic art, Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, Huguenot colonies, colonial encounters, rare prints, indigenous customs.