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[How the chief ladies of the town of Dasamonquepeio dress and carry their children] / T.B.
Summary
Full-length, front and back portraits of a Native woman of Dasamonquepeio showing manner of dress and way of carrying a child on her back; view of river and landscape in the background.
Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ritibvs Virginiæ [...]. Wecheli : svmtibvs T. de Bry, 1590, [plate] 10.
Engraving by Theodor de Bry after watercolor by John White.
Title transcribed from Lorant, p. 245.
The New World [...] / Lorant, ed. New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965, p. 245
Reference copy in SSF (Gr) - Indians of North America Women.
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Date
01/01/1590
Contributors
Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598, engraver
White, John, active 1585-1593, artist
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
