John Guy encounter with Beothuks
Though often attributed to Theodore de Bry (who died in 1598), he did not create it. It was created and published by Merian, who inherited the de Bry publishing business when he married Theodore's granddaughter. This scene depicts John Guy and his men interacting with Beothuk Indians in Newfoun...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns_images/35 2023-12-31T10:05:19+01:00 John Guy encounter with Beothuks Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650 Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Bull Arm 17th Century 1628 Image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_images/id/35 Eng eng From: Peter Neary and Patrick O'Flaherty, Part of the main : an illustrated history of Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's, N.L. : Breakwater Books, 1983), held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, stacks, call number FF 1026 N432 1983. Newfoundland Images from the Centre for Newfoundland Studies http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/cns_images/36.jpg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_images/id/35 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Original held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Guy John d. 1629? Beothuk Indians Newfoundland and Labrador--History--Pictorial works Still Image Illustration 1628 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z Though often attributed to Theodore de Bry (who died in 1598), he did not create it. It was created and published by Merian, who inherited the de Bry publishing business when he married Theodore's granddaughter. This scene depicts John Guy and his men interacting with Beothuk Indians in Newfoundland. The exchange of European goods for native handiwork is shown in the foreground, and is a portrayal of Guy's successful contact with the Beothuk at Bull Arm in 1612, which featured the exchange of gifts and a meal together. The text that accompanied the image when it was first published is a German translation of John Guy's description of the meeting. The image was first published in 1628 in the German version of Volume XIII of the Americae series. Still Image Beothuk Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Though often attributed to Theodore de Bry (who died in 1598), he did not create it. It was created and published by Merian, who inherited the de Bry publishing business when he married Theodore's granddaughter. This scene depicts John Guy and his men interacting with Beothuk Indians in Newfoundland. The exchange of European goods for native handiwork is shown in the foreground, and is a portrayal of Guy's successful contact with the Beothuk at Bull Arm in 1612, which featured the exchange of gifts and a meal together. The text that accompanied the image when it was first published is a German translation of John Guy's description of the meeting. The image was first published in 1628 in the German version of Volume XIII of the Americae series. |
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From: Peter Neary and Patrick O'Flaherty, Part of the main : an illustrated history of Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's, N.L. : Breakwater Books, 1983), held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, stacks, call number FF 1026 N432 1983. Newfoundland Images from the Centre for Newfoundland Studies http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/cns_images/36.jpg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_images/id/35 |
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