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Auction 209, Lot 659

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"Dance Preparatory to War, Among the Indians of North America", Sherwood, Neely & Jones

Subject: Prints - Native American

Period: 1810 (dated)

Publication: A System of Modern Geography...

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.2 x 6.3 inches
23.4 x 16 cm
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This striking and uncommon engraving appeared in the second volume of John Smith's A System of Modern Geography... (1811). It shows a trio of warriors dancing before battle, surrounded by an apparently peaceful crowd of Indigenous people and colonists.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression with light toning mostly in the margins and remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $18

Closed on 6/17/2026

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