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Capt. Smith rescued by Pocahontas

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Image ID

808050


Item data

Title

Capt. Smith rescued by Pocahontas

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1601s-1610s

Names

Thompson, D. George, d. ca. 1870 (Engraver)
Warren, Asa Coolidge, 1819-1904 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1854

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-16

Subjects

Smith, John, 1580-1631
Pocahontas, d. 1617
War bonnets
United States -- 1600-1699
Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618
Algonquian Indians -- Virginia -- 1600-1609
Courage
Indian weapons

Genres

Conjectural Works

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Drawn by A. C. Warren." "Published by S. Walker. Boston. New York. Philladelphia & Baltimore."--printed on border.
Source Note: History and topography of the United States of North America, brought down from the earliest period. (Boston : Walker, 1853-1856) Hinton, John Howard (1791-1873), Author. Knapp, Samuel L. (Samuel Lorenzo) (1783-1838), Author. Choules, John Overton (1801-1856), Author.

Physical Description

Steel engravings
Extent: 18 x 19 cm (7 x 7 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613286
Barcode: 33333159302153
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 732369f0-c52f-012f-be6e-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1854

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Capt. Smith rescued by Pocahontas" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/732369f0-c52f-012f-be6e-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1854). Capt. Smith rescued by Pocahontas Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/732369f0-c52f-012f-be6e-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Capt. Smith rescued by Pocahontas" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/732369f0-c52f-012f-be6e-58d385a7bc34

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