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MSA SC 2221-17-3 - Drawings of indians and fauna, images of Pocahontas, and a map of the Chesapeake region by John White, from America 1585: The Complete Drawings of John White, edited by Paul Hulton, University of North Carolina Press, 1984, The New World, the First Pictures of America, by Stefan Lorant, New York: Duell, Sloan & Perce, 1946, and from Pocahontas Her Life & Legend, by William M.S. Rasmussen and Robert S. Tilton, Richmond: Virginia Historical Society, 1994. All White images are covered by Crown copyright. Includes an article from the Sun, July 10, 1995, p. 2A, on "Pocahontas tale's source may have been Spaniard. Historians think Smith co-opted story."
Towns & Villages
- compare the indian town as drawn by White with the contemporary engraving of the drawing
- compare the village scene as drawn by White and as engraved.
People
- compare the old Indian Man as drawn by White and as engraved.
Pay particular attention to the facial features.
- compare the Indian Woman and Young Girl as drawn by White and as engraved.
- compare the fishing scene as drawn by White with the engraving
- examples of the fish caught: White Perch & Herring and Striped Bass & Channel Bass
Cooking
- compare the drawing of 'broyling of their fish' as drawn by White with the engraving
Pocahontas
- Article from the Sun, July 10, 1995, p. 2A, on "Pocahontas tale's source may have been Spaniard. Historians think Smith co-opted story."
- compare the 18th century painting of Pocahontas with the original engraving from which it was taken
Pocahontas envisioned from White's drawing of an Indian woman
Pocahontas engraving, c. 1616-1623 from Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England 1580-1631, edited by Edward Arber, Edinburgh: John Grant, 1910, vol. 1, p. cxxxvi.
The Documents for the Classroom series of the Maryland State Archives was designed and developed by Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse and Dr. M. Mercer Neale and was prepared with the assistance of R. J. Rockefeller, Lynne MacAdam and other members of the Archives staff. MSA SC 2221-17. Publication no. 4198. ©1993 Maryland State Archives.
For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Papenfuse at:
E-mail: edp@mdarchives.state.md.us
Phone: MD toll free 800-235-4045 or 410-260-6403.
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