Theodor de Bry

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Theodor de Bry
Scan of an engraved self-portrait of Theodorus de Bry[1]
Born	1528 Liège
Died	27 March 1598 (aged 69–70) Frankfurt
Known for	Engraving
Notable work	Collectiones peregrinatiorum in Indiam orientalem et Indiam occidentalem (1590–1633)

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. He moved around Europe, starting from his birth on the city of Liège in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, then to Strasbourg, Antwerp, London and Frankfurt, where he settled.

De Bry created a large number of engraved illustrations for his books. Most of his books were based on first-hand observations by explorers, even if De Bry himself, acting as a recorder of information, never visited the Americas. To modern eyes, many of the illustrations seem formal but detailed.