Panciaco tells Balboa of the Pacific Ocean - Panama - De Bry - 1594 Book looking for him

looking for him

This is plate 2 from the series and depicts Hans Staden arriving in Morocco

This caused Ferdinand and Isabella such embarrassment that they were only able to correct the misunderstanding by subsequently bestowing honors upon him"

originally published in 1565

-29 x 23cm approx

Panciaco tells Balboa of the Pacific Ocean - Panama - De Bry - 1594 Book looking for him"Panciaco tells Balboa of the Pacific Ocean" Original Copperplate Engraving Theodore De Bry (1528 1598) Page 9. 5 x 13 inches (23 x 33cm) Image 8. 5 x 6 inches (22 x 15cm) 1594 Good condition Verso Blank This plate comes from Benzoni's work which describes his 15 years on the isthmus of America, in Panama and Nicaragua. Benzoni, an Italian, acted as a mediator between different nations. The work describes life of the first nations of Central America.