Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Implements of War made use of by the American Indians.
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Accession number:
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34575
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Record number:
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34575-13
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JCB call number:
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D778 R968h / 1-SIZE
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Image title:
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Implements of War made use of by the American Indians.
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Creator 1:
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White
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Creator 1 role:
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sculp.
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[Fielding & Walker]
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Image date:
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[1778]
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Image function:
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plate; vol. 2, following p. 128
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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17.3 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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13.2 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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25.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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19.7 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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English
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Description:
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Native American artifacts, includes bow, arrows, spear, tomahawk or ax, war club, shield, and fire drill for making fire.
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Source creator:
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Russell, William, 1741-1793
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Source Title:
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The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus ... Volume II.
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed for Fielding and Walker, no. 20, Pater-noster-Row
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Source date:
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MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]
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notes:
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Despite describing North American implements of war in the text, this image is derived from two plates of natives from Guiana following p. 168 in Pierre Barrère, Nouvelle relation de la France Equinoxiale, Paris, 1743. The tomahawk is new to the image.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1874.
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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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North America
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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 North America--Implements
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