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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 109 - closed 12/1/2004

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Lot #729: "[Lot of 2] Virginia [with] Kiwasa Idole des Virginiens / Le dieu des Vents, autre Idole des Virginiens" Various

Antique engraving Lot of 2 Virginia with Kiwasa Idole des Virginiens
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Estimate:
$100.00 - $150.00
Sold for: $80.00

Lot 729
By: Various
Subject: Exploration - Virginia
Date: 1671-1721

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Condition: A
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Two copper engravings depicting the Native Americans of Virginia. First (6.5 x 5") is an uncolored engraving of a religious ceremony on a full sheet of Dutch text from "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld of Beschryving van America" by Montanus, published in 1671.Second (8.2 x 12.5") is a hand colored engraving depicting two deities from an account of the first English settlement by John Smith, engraved by B. Picart, 1721.

Light soil in margins. Second with narrow side margin.

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