COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
08984
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08984
Accession number
false
Record number:
08984-234
record_number
08984-234
Record number
false
JCB call number:
F706 A111n
jcb_call_no
F706 A111n
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Natives of the Orinoco River]
image_title
[Natives of the Orinoco River]
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. 21, [part 3], following p. 12
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 21, [part 3], following p. 12
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
12.1 cm.
image_dimensions_height
12.1 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
18 cm.
image_dimensions_width
18 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
17.4 cm.
page_dimensions_height
17.4 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
20.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
20.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
European soldiers approach a native American house which has skeletons hanging from the rafters. In the background are the tree houses of the Orinoco River and men digging a grave. Includes men fishing with a net, boats, ladders, guns or muskets, and swords.
description
European soldiers approach a native American house which has skeletons hanging from the rafters. In the background are the tree houses of the Orinoco River and men digging a grave. Includes men fishing with a net, boats, ladders, guns or muskets, and swords.
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:
Natives of the Orinoco River in present-day Venezuela and Colombia lived in houses built on high rocks or in trees during the rainy season . When their chiefs died, they buried the corpse until it had decomposed enough. Then they would decorate it with feathers and hang it up as adornment for their dwellings. This image shows Walter Raleigh and his men inspecting a dwelling with the skeletons of former chiefs decorating it.This image is derived from Theodor de Bry, America, part 8, plate [12], and follows the special title page for Drie scheeps-togten na het goud-rijke koningrijk Guiana, in America geleegen, door den Engelssen ridder Walther Ralegh ... , 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
Natives of the Orinoco River in present-day Venezuela and Colombia lived in houses built on high rocks or in trees during the rainy season . When their chiefs died, they buried the corpse until it had decomposed enough. Then they would decorate it with feathers and hang it up as adornment for their dwellings. This image shows Walter Raleigh and his men inspecting a dwelling with the skeletons of former chiefs decorating it.This image is derived from Theodor de Bry, America, part 8, plate [12], and follows the special title page for Drie scheeps-togten na het goud-rijke koningrijk Guiana, in America geleegen, door den Engelssen ridder Walther Ralegh ... , 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:
Guianas
geographic_areas
Guianas
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 South America--Funeral customs and rites
subject_heads
Indians of South America--Funeral customs and rites
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Indians of South America--Social life and customs
subject_heads
Indians of South America--Social life and customs
Subject headings
false