Pocohantas saving the life of Capt. John Smith
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Item data
Title
Pocohantas saving the life of Capt. John Smith
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1601s-1610s
Names
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1874
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
United States -- 1600-1699
Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618
Algonquian Indians -- Virginia -- 1600-1609
Tribal chiefs -- United States -- 1600-1609
Courage
Indian weapons
Rescues
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers" "Johnson, Wilson & Co. Publishers, New York" "Entered according to act of Congress AD 1874 by Johnson, Wilson & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington"--printed on border.
Source Note: Complete history of the United States of America. (Philadelphia : Amies, 1882) Lossing, Benson John (1813-1891), Author. Spencer, J. A. (Jesse Ames) (1816-1898), Author.
Physical Description
Steel engravings
Extent: 30 x 21 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613286
Barcode: 33333159302146
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 82ff6fe0-c52f-012f-59ac-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1874
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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. "Pocohantas saving the life of Capt. John Smith" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1874. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82ff6fe0-c52f-012f-59ac-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1874). Pocohantas saving the life of Capt. John Smith Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82ff6fe0-c52f-012f-59ac-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pocohantas saving the life of Capt. John Smith" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82ff6fe0-c52f-012f-59ac-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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