The Spanish persuade the natives of Cubagua to defend the island from the French In this scene from Book V of the Grands Voyages, de Bry's landmark collection of early discovery narratives, a French privateer, drawn by the pearl banks of Cubagua (Venezuela), is repulsed by natives in canoes. The Spanish had persuaded the Indians to attack by warning them of the sodomite tendencies of the French.; F1937; Theodore de Bry; Frankfurt / 1594; 9" x 13 5/8" (overall sheet).; b&w; overall age toning; some staining and spotting mostly in the margins; Theodore de Bry Frankfurt / 1594 9 1/4" x 13" (overall sheet). b&w; overall age toning; some staining and spotting mostly in the margins

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