Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Prints

Carib Indians Revolt at Cumana against Dominican Monks

Image

Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) was an Italian from Milan who spent the years 1541-1556 in the New World. His observations of Spanish imperialism were published in 1565 in La Historia del Mondo Nuovo. The woodcuts in this book provided the source material for various engravings by the de Bry firm.

Date Created:
1655
Creator:
Theodor de Bry (Firm)

Publication Information

Creator Theodor de Bry (Firm)
Date Created 1655

Physical Description

Format Image

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013D5L
Legacy ID
WHi 23830

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Prints
Carib Rebels Hanged by Order of Diego Ocampa

Carib Rebels Hanged by Order of Diego Ocampa

1655

Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) was an Italian from Milan who spent the years 1541-1556 in the New World. His observations of Spanish imperialism were published in 1565 in La Historia del Mondo Nuovo....

View
Prints
Indians Punish Spanish by Pouring Gold in Their Mouths

Indians Punish Spanish by Pouring Gold in Their Mouths

1655

Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) was an Italian from Milan who spent the years 1541-1556 in the New World. His observations of Spanish imperialism were published in 1565 in La Historia del Mondo Nuovo....

View
Prints
Collective Suicide of the Indians of Hispaniola

Collective Suicide of the Indians of Hispaniola

1655

Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) was an Italian from Milan who spent the years 1541-1556 in the New World. His observations of Spanish imperialism were published in 1565 in La Historia del Mondo Nuovo....

View
Prints
Spanish Set Fire to Indian Village

Spanish Set Fire to Indian Village

1655

Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) was an Italian from Milan who spent the years 1541-1556 in the New World. His observations of Spanish imperialism were published in 1565 in La Historia del Mondo Nuovo....

View
Prints
Indians Take Revenge on the Priests

Indians Take Revenge on the Priests

1655

Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) was an Italian from Milan who spent the years 1541-1556 in the New World. His observations of Spanish imperialism were published in 1565 in La Historia del Mondo Nuovo....

View
Prints
Zemi Worship among the Arawak of Hispaniola

Zemi Worship among the Arawak of Hispaniola

1655

Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) was an Italian from Milan who spent the years 1541-1556 in the New World. His observations of Spanish imperialism were published in 1565 in La Historia del Mondo Nuovo....

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown