A New World: England's First View of America - Rilegato

Sloan, Kim

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0807831255 ISBN 13: 9780807831250

Casa editrice: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2007

Riassunto

This book reproduces in full the celebrated but rarely seen British Museum collections of watercolours made by this relatively unknown gentleman-artist. It also tells the story of his five voyages to 'Virginia' and his role as Governor of the 'Lost Colony' of Roanoke, which preceded Captain John Smith's more successful settlement at Jamestown twenty years later.
White's watercolours bring to life the complex and sophisticated culture of the coastal Carolina Algonquians. All his known work is reproduced here - maps and charts, watercolours of Florida Indians, West Indian flora and fauna, the Inuit encountered by Martin Frobisher, and an amazing and influential set of watercolours of Picts and ancient Britons. Each one is reproduced in colour opposite its historical explanation, supplemented by the famous de Bry engravings, which were responsible for spreading his images throughout Europe, as well as other comparable works by contemporary and later artists including Mark Catesby, the eighteenth-century natural historian.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Ute Kuhlemann is a Special Assistant for Prints and Drawings in the British Museum.

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

This beautifully illustrated book reproduces in full the famous and rarely seen British Museum collection of drawings and watercolors made by John White, who in 1585 accompanied a group of English settlers sent by Sir Walter Raleigh to found a colony on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Sloan's introduction is followed by three specially commissioned essays covering John White himself, the indigenous inhabitants he depicted, and the historical context of his visit. The book explores John White's role as a colonist, surveyor, and artist who not only recorded plants and animals but also provided a window on a now-lost Native American culture and way of life. Oversize, with 185 color illustrations.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0807831255
• ISBN 13: 9780807831250
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile