print;
book-illustration;
map
- Museum number
- 1948,0315.7.112
- Description
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Compartment in bottom centre headed 'A description of part of the adventures of Cap: Smith in Virginia', and containing a map of Virginia; five compartments surrounding it depicting Smith's encounters with native Americans; at top, three native American figures, labelled 'A Coniuror', 'Their Idoll', and 'A Priest'; illustration from John Smith's "The Generall Historie of Virginia" (London: 1624)
Engraving
- Production date
- 1624
- Dimensions
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Height: 277 millimetres (trimmed)
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Width: 360 millimetres (trimmed)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For another impression see Y,2.104
Between pp. 40 and 41 of the book.
The print is based on Theodor de Bry's illustrations to Thomas Hariot, "A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia", 1590, themselves after drawings by John White in the British Museum (see 1906,0509.1.16, etc). See K. Sloan, "A New World: England's first view of America", British Museum, 2007.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles
- Acquisition date
- 1948
- Acquisition notes
- Marx notes that this was from the collection of J. Maurice Harper. (not in Lugt)
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1948,0315.7.112
