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Theodor de Bry (also Theodorus de Bry) (1528 – 27 March 1598) was an engraver, goldsmith, editor and publisher, famous for his depictions of early European expeditions to the Americas. The Spanish Inquisition forced de Bry, [ citation needed ] a Protestant , to flee his native, Spanish -controlled Southern Netherlands .
Brazilian Cannibals, depicted by Theodor de Bry for Jean de Léry's History of the Voyage to the Land of Brazil, Also Called America, 1578. Travel narrative is a literary genre characterized by factual reportage represented and interpreted through techniques better known in fiction.
Sale of human flesh in the late 16th century. Engraving by Theodor de Bry illustrating Filippo Pigafetta's Report of the Kingdom of Congo, which contains the oldest known account of cannibalism in Central Africa. Acts of cannibalism in Africa have been reported from various parts of the continent, ranging from prehistory until the 21st century.
Enemies being killed and roasted in South America – engraving by Theodor de Bry (1592). Cultures that are known or said to have practised exocannibalism include the Azande, [8] [9] the Lendu, and the Songye (especially the Zappo Zaps) in Central Africa, the Batak and Dayak people in Asia, and the Attacotti in Europe.
Engraving by Theodor de Bry for Hans Staden's account of his 1557 captivity. In early Brazil, there was the occurrence of cannibalism among the Tupinamba . [ 6 ] An analysis by Anne B. McGinness argues that the way different Christian missionaries reacted to cannibalism influenced the success or failure of their attempts to convert the ...
“Charlie’s Angels” actors and longtime friends Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu reunited with Demi Moore in a video interview with Vanity Fair to champion Moore’s Oscar-nominated ...
Sale of human flesh in the late 16th century. Engraving by Theodor de Bry illustrating Filippo Pigafetta's Report of the Kingdom of Congo, which contains the oldest known account of cannibalism in Central Africa. Acts of cannibalism in Africa have been reported from various parts of the continent, ranging from prehistory until the 21st century.
Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...