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Settlement of Jamestown in Virginia ; Pocahontas saving Capt. Smith

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808056


Item data

Title

Settlement of Jamestown in Virginia ; Pocahontas saving Capt. Smith

Collection

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

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1876

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
Jamestown (Va.) -- 1600-1609
Pioneers -- Virginia -- Jamestown -- 1600-1609
Settlements -- Virginia -- Jamestown -- 1600-1609
Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618
Algonquian Indians -- Virginia -- Jamestown -- 1600-1609
Construction -- Virginia -- Jamestown -- 1600-1609

Genres

Illustrations

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "The first permanent English settlement in North America, commenced by 105 persons, 13th of May 1607. See page 13."
Source Note: The centennial history of the United States of America : embracing the whole period from the earliest discoveries to the present time. (New York : World Publishing House, 1876) Taylor, C. B. (f. 1838-1876), Author.

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: sheet 16 x 11 cm (6 x 4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613286
Barcode: 33333159302211
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8433ba10-c52f-012f-8f06-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1876

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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. "Settlement of Jamestown in Virginia ; Pocahontas saving Capt. Smith" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8433ba10-c52f-012f-8f06-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1876). Settlement of Jamestown in Virginia ; Pocahontas saving Capt. Smith Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8433ba10-c52f-012f-8f06-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Settlement of Jamestown in Virginia ; Pocahontas saving Capt. Smith" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8433ba10-c52f-012f-8f06-58d385a7bc34

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