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  • Ancient British Woman
  • Women; Spears;
  • British woman shown wearing a sword and holding a long spear. There is a fence, a house, and a stream visible in the background. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North Carolina in the late sixteenth century...
  • De Bry Engravings
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  • Ancient British Man
  • Spears;
  • British man shown wearing a sword and holding a long spear. 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 accurate...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings
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  • Young Pictish Woman
  • Picts; Women; Spears; Body marking;
  • Pictish woman, with elaborate markings covering her whole body, shown standing with legs crossed, holding a long spear. There are houses visible in the background. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of North...
  • De Bry Engravings
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  • Pictish Man Holding a Human Head
  • Picts; Body marking; Decapitations;
  • This image shows a naked Pictish man, with elaborate body markings, holding a shield in one hand and a severed human head in the other. There is another head at his feet. Note: These DeBry engravings do not accurately reflect the inhabitants of...
  • De Bry Engravings
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  • [Facsimile of de Bry's map of Lanes expedition]
  • Outer Banks (N.C.)--Maps.
  • Facsimile of hand-drawn view of the coast of North Carolina at the time of the first attempt at a British settlement in North America, 1585. The map shows the Outer Banks and coast of North Carolina from the modern Virginia border south to Cape...
  • North Carolina Maps
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  • Map of Raleigh's Virginia (left side)
  • Maps;
  • Map of Virginia at the time of the first British settlement in 1585. On this half of the map, the area called "Secotan" is shown, as are the islands that are now Hatteras and Ocracoke. Decorative elements include two ships, a mermaid, and a sea...
  • De Bry Engravings
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  • Map of Raleigh's Virginia (right side)
  • Maps;
  • Map of Virginia at the time of the first British settlement in 1585. On this half of the map, the area known as "Weapeamoc" is shown, as is Roanoke Island. Decorative elements include several ships and a few people. Note: These DeBry engravings...
  • De Bry Engravings
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  • Arrival of the English
  • Maps;
  • This illustration of the arrival of the British colonists in 1585 shows the lands called "Weapemeoc" and "Secotan," and Roanoke Island, labeled "Roanoac" in the image. The map is decorated with illustrations of trees, people, forts, ships, and a...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings
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  • Native American Woman and Young Girl
  • Indians of North America; Women; Children;
  • A woman and young girl are depicted standing before a coastal scene. The woman is wearing a cloth skirt and holding a large gourd; the girl is waving what looks like a rattle in one hand and holding a toy in the other. Note: These DeBry engravings...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings
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  • Native American Conjurer
  • Indians of North America; Magicians; Hunting;
  • A Native American conjurer is shown in the act of either running or dancing. There is a black bird flying beside his head. Several other people are shown in the background in the acts of hunting and fishing. Note: These DeBry engravings do not...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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:...
  • De Bry Engravings
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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...
  • De Bry Engravings

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