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Title |
Native American Markings |
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Title Note |
Title supplied by repository. |
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Alternative Title |
XXIII. The Marckes of sundrye of the Cheif mene of Virginia [Caption accompanying this engraving in the English translation of this text.] |
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Creator |
Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598. |
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Contributor |
White, John, fl. 1585-1593. |
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Date |
1590 |
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Creation Date |
1590 |
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Description |
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 sixteenth century nor are they accurate reproductions of John White’s drawings. The colorist for this volume has contributed to the distortion of the original images by adding a pale skin tone and blonde hair to some of the people and decorating much of the vegetation in colors that are unlike anything that occurs naturally in this part of the world. |
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Subject |
Indians of North America
Body marking
Arrows
Bows (Archery) |
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Subject Name |
Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598.
White, John, fl. 1585-1593. |
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Subject Topical |
Indians of North America--North Carolina.
Roanoke Colony. |
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Location |
Roanoke Island (N.C.); Outer Banks (N.C.); Great Britain -- Colonies |
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Geographic Location |
Roanoke Island, North Carolina, United States |
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Notes |
In the English translation of this text, Thomas Hariot describes this image: "XXIII. The Marckes of sundrye of the Cheif mene of Virginia. THe inhabitãts of all the cuntrie for the most parte haue marks rased on their backs, wherby yt may be knowen what Princes subiects they bee, or of what place they haue their originall. For which cause we haue set downe those marks in this figure, and haue annexed the names of the places, that they might more easelye be discerned. Which industrie hath god indued them withal although they be verye sinple, and rude. And to confesse a truthe I cannot remember, that euer I saw a better or quietter people then they. The marks which I obserued a monge them, are heere put downe in order folowinge. The marke which is expressed by A. belongeth tho Wingino, the cheefe lorde of Roanoac. That which hath B. is the marke of Wingino his sisters husbande. Those which be noted with the letters, of C. and D. belonge vnto diverse chefe lordes in Secotam. Those which haue the letters E. F. G. are certaine cheefe men of Pomeiooc, and Aquascogoc." Source: Thomas Hariot, "A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia." Frankfort: Theodore De Bry, 1590. |
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Original Form |
Books |
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Resource Type |
Image |
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Physical Description of Original |
16 cm H x 22 cm W |
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Medium of Original |
Paper |
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Collection in Repository |
North Carolina Collection |
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Is Part Of |
[America. pt. 1. German] Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... Erstlich in engelländischer Sprach beschrieben durch Thomam Hariot, vnd newlich durch Christ. P. in Teutsch gebracht. Franckfort am Mayn, Gedruckt bey J. Wechel, in Verlegung D. Bry, 1590. North Carolina Collection call number FVCC970.1 H28w. |
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Digital Collection |
DeBry Engravings |
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Repository |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. |
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Host |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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path |
\ncc\debry\ |
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Local Identifier |
FVCC970.1 H28w |
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Citation |
In "Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia . . ." [America, pt. 1, German], Frankfort: Theodore De Bry, 1590, p. 91. North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Related Resource |
The full text of Thomas Hariot's "A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia" is available online through Documenting the American South at http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/hariot/menu.html |
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Copyright |
Public Domain |
