Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Spanish soldier approaches a young Indian woman]
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Accession number:
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01548
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Record number:
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01548-6
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JCB call number:
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H759 Q4a
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Image title:
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[Spanish soldier approaches a young Indian woman]
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Creator 1:
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Dom. Pasquali
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Creator 1 role:
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delin.
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Creator 2:
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Pietro Sardi
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Creator 2 role:
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scu:
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Place image published:
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[Venice]
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Image publisher:
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[Francesco Pitteri ]
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Image date:
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[1759]
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Image function:
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plate; p. [170]
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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17.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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13.7 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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24 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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16.5 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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Description:
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A soldier bows to a young native American woman who wears feathered garments. She gestures towards a cave. Includes helmet, armor, and sword.
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Source creator:
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[Querini, Alvise]
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Source Title:
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L'ammiraglio dell'Indie poema di Ormildo Emenssio Pastor Arcade
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Source place of publication:
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Venezia [Venice]
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Source publisher:
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Apresso Francesco Pitteri
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Source date:
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MDCCLIX [1759]
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notes:
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The soldier is presumed to represent Christopher Columbus.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1847.
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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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Caribbean islands
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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--First contact with Europeans
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