Colorized_Version_of_Powhatan_Attack_of_1622.jpg
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Description Colorized Version of Powhatan Attack of 1622.jpg |
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A colorized version of 1622 massacre jamestown de Bry.jpg on Wikipedia. It is from a 1628 woodcut by Matthaeus Merian published along with Theodore de Bry's earlier engravings in 1628 book on the New World. The engraving shows the March 22, 1622 massacre when Powhatan Indians attacked Jamestown and outlying Virginia settlements. Merian relied on de Bry's earlier depictions of the Indians, but the image is largely considered conjecture.
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Source | A 1628 woodcut by Matthaeus Merian published along with Theodore de Bry's earlier engravings in 1628 book on the New World. |
Author | Matthaeus Merian in 1628 |
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