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Original Inhabitant of Mississippi with Feather Headdress
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Print printed from two plates. Plate 1: portrait of an original inhabitant of Mississippi with feather headdress and arrow in hand, indicated in the inscription as king of the Mississippi. Half-length in oval. In the background three miners, under them the words: Dream Gold Mines. Plate 2: ornamental cartouche with comic figures, small people and animals. Belongs to the group of supplementary prints added to the series Tafereel der Dwaasheid with caricatures on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOorspronkelijke bewoner van Mississippi met verentooi. 1686 - 1725. Abraham Allard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
