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Early Images of Virginia Indians: The William W. Cole Collection
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A young gentle Woman Daughter of Secota

A young gentle Woman Daughter of Secota
By Gysbert van Veen after John White
Engraving from book page
Plate 6 from America, Part 1 (1st ed., Frankfurt, 1590–1607)

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The title to John White's version of this image describes the woman as "One of the wives of Wingino." The book's caption discusses the apparel of "virgins of good parentage" and makes clear that the woman in the engraving is unmarried.



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