Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Wie der Keyser auss Guaiana seine Edelleut pflegt zu zurichten wenn er sie zu Gast helt.
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Accession number:
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34305
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Record number:
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34305-3
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JCB call number:
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J590 B915v GVG 8.1 / 2-SIZE
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Image title:
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Wie der Keyser auss Guaiana seine Edelleut pflegt zu zurichten wenn er sie zu Gast helt.
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Place image published:
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[Frankfurt am Main]
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Image publisher:
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[Matthäus Becker]
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Image date:
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[1599]
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Image function:
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illustration; first plate 2 [signature g iii]
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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13.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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17.7 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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35.4 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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24 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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German
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Description:
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Native Americans tattoo a man by blowing dust onto his chest. In the background, other native Americans sit in hammocks and drink from cups. Includes feathered headdresses and garments and scene of celebration.
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Source Title:
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[America. Pt 8. German] Americae achter Theil. In welchem erstlich beschrieben wirt das Mächtige und Goldtreiche Königreich Guiana [etc.] ...
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Source place of publication:
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Franckfurt am Mayn [Frankfurt am Main]
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Source publisher:
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durch Matthaeum Becker
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Source date:
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1599
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notes:
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Native Americans of Guiana celebrated with drinking and some of the guests would be painted all over with a sticky tree resin. Gold dust was then blown onto their skin. This practice led to Walter Raleigh's hearing about "El Dorado," and is the origin of the legend. This work contains relations of six different voyages: three by Sir Francis Drake, one circumnavigation by Thomas Cavendish (or Candish), and two by Sir Walter Raleigh to Guiana. An account of Drake's first voyage, written by Niño de Sylva, had not previously been published. The account of Drake's second voyage is based upon the account of the circumnavigation by Thomas Cates. Drake's third voyage is derived from his logbook of the expedition against the Spanish in Panama. Cavendish's voyage appears to have been based upon a manuscript account written by Thomas Pretty who accompanied Cavendish. Raleigh's first voyage was published by himself in 1597; the second voyage, attributed to Raleigh, may have actually been made by Laurent Keymis, a companion on Raleigh's voyage of 1595. Theodor de Bry's America. Pt. 8. German.
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Time Period:
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1492-1600
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References:
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Church, E.D. Discovery, 194
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1865.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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Guianas
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Indians of South America--Rites and ceremonies
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