Pocahontas saves Captain Smith's life, 1607 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Pocahontas saves Captain Smith's life, 1607 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

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Pocahontas saves Captain Smith's life, 1607 (c1880). John Smith, a member of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, after being captured by Native Americans and brought before their chief, Powhatan. Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas, right, begs for Smith's life to be spared. It is not certain whether the event ever took place. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. John Smith: British: Author, coloniser, Governor of Virginia
  2. Powhatan: Native American, Powhatan: King, chief
  3. Pocahontas: Native American, Powhatan: Princess
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States Virginia James City Jamestown Island Jamestown

  1. 37 12 00 N , 076 46 00 W

Category Hierarchy

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3458x5054
File Size : 51,202kb


Aliases

  1. 0580020646
  1. 2-329-818
  1. 2329818

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