The famous scene the Virginians’ Manner of Dancing at their Religious Festivals
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The iconic scene of Secotan men and women dancing around pillars with human faces, probably as part of a Green Corn Festival. Most of the dancers have gourd rattles.
The view was drawn by John Smith (1580-1631) who was one of the founders of Jamestown, staying in the colony from 1607 until he was injured in 1609, when he returned to London. There he wrote an account promoting the colony: this and engravings from his original drawings were published in the posthumous continuation of Theodore de Bry's 'Grand Voyages', 'Americae pars decima... III. Vera descriptio Novae Angliae... a Capitaneo Johanne Schmidt'.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 480 × 340 mm |
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| Cartographer | |
| Date | 1619 |
| Extra Info | XVIII. Virginiensium saltandi ratio solennibus festis. |
| Publication | Oppenheim: Hieronymus Galle, 1619. 290 x 360mm, with text panel, sheet total 340 x 480mm. |
| Condition | Trimmed to plate on right, and into text on left, with margins replaced. |
| References | See BRITISH MUSEUM 1906,0509.1.10 for Smith's original drawing. |
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