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  • Aged Native American Man
  • Indians of North America.; Older people.;
  • An aged Native American man is shown wearing a long gown and shoes. He is standing before a village and several fields of crops. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth...
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  • Native American Woman and Baby
  • Indians of North America; Women; Infants;
  • This double portrait depicts a woman carrying a baby on her back. They are standing in front of a coastal scene in which several canoes are visible. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the...
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  • Native American Elder or Chief
  • Indians of North America;
  • This double portrait shows a Native American elder wearing a cloth skirt and standing before a coastal scene. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century nor are they...
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  • Native American Priest
  • Indians of North America; Priests;
  • This double portrait of a Native American priest depicts a man wearing a long shirt and standing before a coastal scene. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century nor are...
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  • Title page of the German translation of Thomas Hariot's "A Briefe and True Account of the New Found Land of Virginia," published in Frankfort, 1590.
  • Books; Title pages;
  • Title page, hand-colored, with elaborate decorations around the text. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century nor are they accurate reproductions of John White’s...
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  • Pictish Woman
  • Picts; Women; Spears; Body marking;
  • Pictish woman with elaborate body markings holding three long spears. Two castles are visible in the background. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century nor are they...
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  • Cooking in a Pot
  • Indians of North America; Women; Fire; Cookery;
  • A Native American woman is shown tending a fire, on which has been placed a large open pot filled with food. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century nor are they...
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  • Native American in Body Paint
  • Indians of North America; Bows (Archery);
  • This double portrait of a Native American warrior depicts a man holding a large bow and a quiver of arrows. Several other archers are shown in the background. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina...
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  • Native Americans Around a Fire
  • Indians of North America; Fire; Prayer;
  • This image depicts a group of Native Americans sitting around a fire. There is a coastal scene in the background. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century nor are they...
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  • Native American Woman
  • Indians of North America; Women;
  • This double portrait shows a young Native American woman wearing a cloth skirt and standing before a coastal scene, with a few fishing boats visible in the background. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North...
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  • Coat of Arms
  • Coats of arms;
  • Hand-colored coat of arms, from the dedication page of the book. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century nor are they accurate reproductions of John White’s drawings....
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  • Cooking Fish
  • Indians of North America; Fish; Fire; Cookery;
  • Two Native American men are shown cooking large fish on a wooden grate over an open fire. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century nor are they accurate reproductions of...
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  • Native American Man and Woman Eating
  • Indians of North America; Women; Food; Eating & drinking;
  • Two Native Americans are shown sitting with a large plate of food between them. Other foods are shown in the foreground, including fish, nuts, and corn. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in...
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  • Native American Charnel House
  • Indians of North America; Dead persons;
  • This image depicts a Native American charnel house. Nine bodies are shown laid side by side on a large wooden platform. A person in the foreground is tending a fire. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North...
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  • Native American Markings
  • Indians of North America; Body marking; Arrows; Bows (Archery)
  • This image shows a Native American archer facing away from the viewer. He is holding a couple of arrows in one hand and a long bow in the other. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late...
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  • Native American Women of Secoton
  • Indians of North America; Women; Fishing;
  • This double portrait shows a Native American woman wearing a cloth skirt. She is depicted standing on the shore of a sound in which several people are fishing. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North...
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  • Native American Idol
  • Idols;
  • This image of the "Idol Kiwasa" shows a man dressed in a long-sleeved shirt, a cloth skirt, boots, and hat, squatting in the middle of a small structure. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in...
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  • Native American Village of Secoton
  • Indians of North America; Cityscapes; Gardening; Dance;
  • This image depicts the village of Secoton. There are several buildings shown, three crop fields, and a thriving vegetable garden. A Native American dance ceremony is taking place at the bottom of the image, while elsewhere villagers eat, talk,...
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  • Native Americans Making Canoes
  • Indians of North America; Canoes; Fire;
  • Two Native Americans are shown in the act of making a canoe. There is a fire in the middle of the canoe and another fire in the background where a large tree has been felled. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants...
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  • Native Americans Fishing
  • Indians of North America; Fishing; Canoes; Fish;
  • This fishing scene depicts four Native Americans in a canoe. Two are tending a fire in the middle of the canoe while the others are fishing with nets or spears. There are many fish visible in the image, including crabs, turtles, and sharks. Note:...
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