Smith Rescued by Pocahontas
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Smith Rescued by Pocahontas
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A hand-colored engraving produced in New York City in the late nineteenth century recreates the perhaps-apocryphal 1607 scene of John Smith being saved by Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of the Virginia Indian political alliance known as Tsenacomoco. Opechancanough, Powhatans brother, is ready to behead Smith when the young Pocahontas intercedes; her father, meanwhile, stands behind the intended victim. The exotic footwear, clothing, weaponry, and teepees shown in this recreation stem from the artists imagination and do not reflect the lives Virginia Indians actually lived.
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Christian Inger, engraver: Creator (cre)
H. B. Schile, publisher: Publisher (pbl)
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Restricted
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English
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Smith Rescued by Pocahontas
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