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English: "The forme of a fort wch was mde by M: Ralfe Lane in a parte of St Iohns Ilande neere Capross where we toke in salt the xxvjth of May. 1585." Watercolor by John White. The fort was constructed to protect Ralph Lane's men as they raided Spanish salt mounds on the shore of Salinas Bay, near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
Date between 1585 and 1593
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1585-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1593-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=25866001&objectId=753532&partId=1
Author
John White  (1540–1593)  wikidata:Q3182736
 
John White
Alternative names
John, I White; John I White
Description British painter, scientific illustrator, cartographer, world traveler and artist
Date of birth/death 1540 Edit this at Wikidata 1593 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London County Cork
Work period 1577 Edit this at Wikidata–1590 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q3182736

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1585 illustration of temporary fortifications constructed at Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

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