Thevet, Andre
1584

Portrait of the King of Florida Paraousti Satouriona

Paraousti Satouriona, Roy de la Floride

DESCRIPTION: Fine antique portrait of Paraousti Satouriona, styled the "King of Florida", and dressed in a thick animal skin, wearing a head-dress made from what is apparently the skull and head of a lynx, with the front legs and claws stylishly knotted about the King's neck.

This scarce engraving comes from "Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres grecz, latins et payens" by Andre Thevet. That source contained a collection of over two hundred portraits and biographies of subjects such as Montezuma, Atahualpa, Cortez, Paracoussi "Roy du Platte", and this Paraousti Satouriona the "Roy de La Floride" .

Andre Thevet, born around 1516, became a Franciscan friar and wrote extensively about his travels in both the old world and new, widely embellishing the stories and images with myth and fiction.

French text on verso and recto. Page 661.

CREATOR: Thevet, Andre

PUBLICATION DATE: 1584

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Tampa Bay

CONDITION: Good. Light stain on right outside margin. Old repair to close a tear outside the neat line at right. Washed. Generally strong impression. Chip to bottom right margin.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER:

SIZE: 6 " x 8 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 87

PRICE: $450

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