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Tomb of the kings of Virginia
 

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Early Images of Virginia Indians: The William W. Cole Collection
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Overview
OverviewOverview
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GalleryGallery
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Interpreting Historical ImagesInterpreting Historical Images
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Theodore de Bry's EngravingsTheodore de Bry's Engravings
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• Copies and Adaptations of de Bry
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Invented Scenes for NarrativesInvented Scenes for Narratives
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Fanciful FiguresFanciful Figures
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CreditsCredits
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CommentsComments

For more than two centuries, the 1590 engravings of Virginia Indians by de Bry and van Veen were copied for other publications. Sometimes the copies followed the originals very closely, as in Bernard Picart's 1721 illustrated survey of religious practices around the world.

Virginia Indians seated around a fire  

Virginia Indians seated around a fire
By Bernard Picart after Theodore de Bry
Engraved book page, 1721
From Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde représentées par des figures, avec des explications (Amsterdam, 1723–43; later editions 1810, 1819) Full view and description


Tomb of the kings of Virginia  

Tomb of the kings of Virginia
By Bernard Picart after Theodore de Bry
Engraved book page, 1721
From Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde représentées par des figures, avec des explications (Amsterdam, 1723–43; later editions 1810, 1819)
Full view and description


Prtre de la Virginie  

Priest and Sorcerer of Virginia
By Bernard Picart after Gysbert van Veen
Engraved book page, 1721
From Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde représentées par des figures, avec des explications (Amsterdam, 1723–43; later editions 1810, 1819)
Full view and description


Sacerdote Virginio  

Sacerdote Virginio
Lithographic book page, c. after 1800
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