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Indian Man and Woman Eating; Their sitting at meate

John White, a painter who traveled with several English exploration companies in North America, made many illustrations of the people, plants and animals that inhabited the area around the Jamestown colony. Theodor de Bry later made engravings based on White's paintings; this image, and 27 others, were included in a 1590 book about the "New World" that was published in four languages: English, French, German and Latin. De Bry noticeably changed details to make the Indians look more European.

Source | Virtual Jamestown, http://www.virtualjamestown.org/images/white_debry_html/plate40.html
Creator | John White, Theodorus De Bry
Item Type | Poster/Print
Cite This document | John White, Theodorus De Bry, “Indian Man and Woman Eating; Their sitting at meate,” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1207.

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