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Title
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XIX. Oppidum Pomeiooc.
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Description
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The Indigenous town of Pomeiooc is shown. Multiple structures are arranged in a circle. At the center of the circle is a large bonfire, and surrounding the structures is a fence of tall poles stuck into the ground. There is one gap in the poles that serves as an entrance. There is a cornfield to the left of the village.
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Image Creator
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Theodor de Bry (Engraver);John White (Painter);Johann Wechel (Printer)
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Theodor de Bry (Engraver)
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John White (Painter)
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Johann Wechel (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:21302
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Source Name
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Admiranda narratio fida tamen, de commodis et incolarum ritibus Virginiæ, nuper admodum as Anglis, qui à Dn. Richardo Greinvile equestris ordinis viro eò in coloniam anno M.D.LXXXV deducti sunt inventæ, sumtus faciente Dn. Waltero Raleigh equestris ordinis viro fodinaru stanni præfecto ex auctoritate serenissimæ reginæ angliæ.
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Image
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mta_21302_OBJ.png
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Subject
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Algonquians
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Indigenous peoples – North Carolina
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Bonfires
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Village communities
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Indigenous peoples – Virginia