COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
08984
accession_no
08984
Accession number
false
Record number:
08984-176
record_number
08984-176
Record number
false
JCB call number:
F706 A111n
jcb_call_no
F706 A111n
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Native American means of treating corpses]
image_title
[Native American means of treating corpses]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Leiden]
place_image_published
[Leiden]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Pieter van der Aa]
image_publisher
[Pieter van der Aa]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1706]
image_date
[1706]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 16, [part 2], following p. 74
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 16, [part 2], following p. 74
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
13.9 cm.
image_dimensions_height
13.9 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
17.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
17.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
17 cm.
page_dimensions_height
17 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
20.8 cm.
page_dimensions_width
20.8 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Scene of the aftermath of war. Native Americans scalp fallen enemies, dry scalps over a fire, carry scalps, and mutilate the corpses by cutting off limbs. Includes war clubs, arrows, and knives.
description
Scene of the aftermath of war. Native Americans scalp fallen enemies, dry scalps over a fire, carry scalps, and mutilate the corpses by cutting off limbs. Includes war clubs, arrows, and knives.
Description
false
Source Title:
Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën ... zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526
source_title
Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën ... zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
In het ligt gegeven te Leyden [Leiden]
source_place_of_publication
In het ligt gegeven te Leyden [Leiden]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Door Pieter Vander Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koor-steeg, in Plato.
source_publisher
Door Pieter Vander Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koor-steeg, in Plato.
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1707
source_date
1707
Source date
false
notes:
Text discusses the treatment of corpses in the aftermath of war by Timucua Indians of Florida. The scalps were dried and kept as a tally of the dead. This image derived from Theodor de Bry, America, part 2, plate 15, and follows the special title page for Verscheyde scheeps-togten na Florida, door Pontius, Ribald, Laudonniere, Gourgues en andere: Gedaan Anno 1562 ... , Leiden, 1706. This collection of voyages consists of 127 parts, each having a special title page, separate pagination, and register. The voyages covering the period from 1246 to 1696 are arranged chronologically.
notes
Text discusses the treatment of corpses in the aftermath of war by Timucua Indians of Florida. The scalps were dried and kept as a tally of the dead. This image derived from Theodor de Bry, America, part 2, plate 15, and follows the special title page for Verscheyde scheeps-togten na Florida, door Pontius, Ribald, Laudonniere, Gourgues en andere: Gedaan Anno 1562 ... , Leiden, 1706. This collection of voyages consists of 127 parts, each having a special title page, separate pagination, and register. The voyages covering the period from 1246 to 1696 are arranged chronologically.
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1849.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1849.
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
Subject headings:
Indians of North America--Warfare
subject_heads
Indians of North America--Warfare
Subject headings
false