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Print (Engraving)
Sumendi cibum modus.
Theodor de Bry, John White I, Johannes Wecheli
1580-1600
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Theodor de Bry (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Frankfurt; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0038
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1976.0038
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
Sumendi cibum modus.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Theodor de Bry (Engraver); John White I (Draftsman); Johannes Wecheli (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Frankfurt; Germany; Europe
Date
1580-1600
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center of image
Inscription: T.B.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Genre scene
- Portrait
- Book illustration
- Still life
- Native American
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Letterpress
- intaglio
- Line Engraving
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13 (H) x 9.6 (W) x 10.5 (Image H) x 8.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33 (H) x 24.4 (W) x 26.7 (Image H) x 21.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Platemark not visible.
Publisher Summary
J. Wecheli
Place of Publication
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Publisher Name
J. Wecheli
Edition Watermark
Unidentified, with fleur-de-lis and the pendent letters "CN".
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
From Thomas Harriot and John White's, A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia of the commodities and of the nature and manners of the naturall inhabitants discouered by the English Colony there seated by Sir Richard Greinuile Knight in the yeere 1585 ... (Fracoforti ad Moenvm, Ioannis Wecheli, 1589-90).