COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
34575
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34575
Accession number
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Record number:
34575-17
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34575-17
Record number
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JCB call number:
D778 R968h / 1-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D778 R968h / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
The People of Florida Sacrificing their first Born to the Sun
image_title
The People of Florida Sacrificing their first Born to the Sun
Image title
false
Creator 1:
John Lodge
creator1
John Lodge
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
d. 1796
creator1_dates
d. 1796
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
sculp.
creator1_role
sculp.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Fielding & Walker]
image_publisher
[Fielding & Walker]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1778]
image_date
[1778]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; vol. 2, following p. 306
image_function
plate; vol. 2, following p. 306
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
14.1 cm.
image_dimensions_height
14.1 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
19 cm.
image_dimensions_width
19 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
25.9 cm.
page_dimensions_height
25.9 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
19.7 cm.
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19.7 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
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paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
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Description:
Native Americans prepare to sacrifice the first-born son of a woman who weeps in front of the log upon which the sacrifice is to be made. Women dance in a circle while one of the dancers holds the baby up. Includes club.
description
Native Americans prepare to sacrifice the first-born son of a woman who weeps in front of the log upon which the sacrifice is to be made. Women dance in a circle while one of the dancers holds the baby up. Includes club.
Description
false
Source creator:
Russell, William, 1741-1793
source_creator
Russell, William, 1741-1793
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus ... Volume II.
source_title
The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus ... Volume II.
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for Fielding and Walker, no. 20, Pater-noster-Row
source_publisher
Printed for Fielding and Walker, no. 20, Pater-noster-Row
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]
source_date
MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]
Source date
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notes:
This image is derived from Theodor de Bry's America, Pt. 2, plate 34. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
This image is derived from Theodor de Bry's America, Pt. 2, plate 34. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1874.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1874.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies
subject_heads
Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies
Subject headings
false