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"[Lot of 2] Celebration of the Canadian's Grand Sacrifice to Quitchi Manitou, Whom They Call Their Great Spirit [and] The Ceremony of a Divorce, as Practised by the Natives of Canada, in North America",

A. Celebration of the Canadian's Grand Sacrifice to Quitchi Manitou, Whom They Call Their Great Spirit, by Dr. William Hurd, from Dr. Hurd's Religious Rites & Ceremonies of All Nations, circa 1780 (6.9 x 9.8"). This evocative copper plate engraving shows Canadian natives performing a ceremonial sacrifice and dance to the Quitchi Manitou or the "Great Spirit." It is surrounded by an elaborate decorative border. Condition: There is minor scattered foxing and light soiling that is almost entirely confined to the blank margins.

B. The Ceremony of a Divorce, as Practised by the Natives of Canada, in North America, by Nathaniel Portlock, from Portlock's New Collection of Voyages & Travels, circa 1794 (10.5 x 6.1"). This fascinating engraving depicts a divorce ceremony among Canadian natives. The former couple stands on opposite sides of a fire, while the mother bathes their youngest child in the smoke. Condition: A minor stain just enters into map image at top.

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Condition: A

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