Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: The Indians Astonished at the Eclipse of the Moon foretold by Columbus.
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Accession number:
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34352
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Record number:
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34352-1
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JCB call number:
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D770 D757n / 2-SIZE
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Image title:
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The Indians Astonished at the Eclipse of the Moon foretold by Columbus.
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[J. Cooke]
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Image date:
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[1770]
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 32
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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18.3 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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25.2 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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35.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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23 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 Americans in feathered headdresses and garments kneel before and gaze on a lunar eclipse. Also includes ship with sailors landing in a boat, fruits and birds for food, dwellings, anchor, spear, bows, and arrows.
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Source creator:
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Drake, Edward Cavendish
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Source Title:
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A new universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels, from the earliest accounts to the present time ...
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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 J. Cooke, at Shakepear's Head, in Pater-Noster-Row
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Source date:
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MDCCLXX [1770]
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notes:
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Christopher Columbus used his foreknowledge of a total eclipse of the moon on February 29, 1504 (on his fourth voyage) to convince the natives of his supernatural powers and to persuade them to bring him and his starving crew food. Image placed horizontally on page.
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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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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 the West Indies
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Subject headings:
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Indians--First contact with Europeans
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