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1 image file : digital, JPEG. |
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Jamestown Revealed anthology |
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Jamestown Revealed anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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Original document: Engraving. |
| Summary |
Spohni's romanticized portrayal of Pocahontas' weddingℓwas published during the Victorian era. While he did not seem to be overly concerned with historical detail, the scene highlights several important aspects of the event. John Rolfe was a crucial figure at Jamestown, both as a leader and as a pioneer. It was Rolfe who first introduced tobacco as a potential cash crop. To the right of the scene, an English settler is shaking hands with, one presumes, ChiefℓWahunsonacock (or Chief Powhatan, as he was known toℓthe English), Pocahontas' father. The marriage brought together warring factions and ushered inℓa period of relative peace.ℓ |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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Spohni, Geo, artist.
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