XIII. Their manner of fishynge in Virginia. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: XIII. Their manner of fishynge in Virginia.
Subject: Indigenous peoples – North Carolina; Indigenous peoples - Virginia; Indigenous peoples - Boats - North America; Indigenous peoples - Fishing- North America; Fishing; Dugout canoes
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Secota; Frankfurt (Germany); Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt; Holy Roman Empire; North America; United States of America; North Carolina; Virginia
Description: Four Indigenous people are shown in a canoe on the river. The person in the right end of the canoe fishes with a net on the end of a long stick, while the person in the left of the canoe appears to paddle. There are two individuals in the middle of the canoe sitting on either side of a fire. In the background several other Indigenous people fish in the shallows of the river on foot and in canoes using spears.
Image Creator: Theodor de Bry (Engraver); John White (Painter); Johann Wechel (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate engraving
Identifier: mta:20133
Language: eng
Source Name: A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia, of the commodities and of the nature and manners of the natural inhabitants. Discouered by the English Colony there seated by Sir Richard Greinuile Knight in the yeere 1585. Which Remained under the gouernement of twelue monethes, at the speciall charge and direction of the Honourable Sir Walter Raleigh Knight lord Warden of the stanneries who therein hath beene fauoured and authorised by her Maiestie and her letters patents
Parent Collection: 1590 A Briefe and True Report; 1590 A Briefe and True Report
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Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Indigenous peoples – North Carolina; Indigenous peoples - Virginia; Indigenous peoples - Boats - North America; Indigenous peoples - Fishing- North America; Fishing; Dugout canoes

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