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Der Indianer Religion oder Gottesdienst

Date: 1594

Theodor de Bry's America

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Creator	de Bry, Theodor
Subject	First contact of Indigenous people with Westerners Spanish colonization Colonization history Indigenous people of the Caribbean Colonization Voyages and travels Rites and ceremonies
Place	Caribbean Hispaniola Latin America
Genre	copper engravings (visual works)
Type	Image
Language	German
Provenance	University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Rare Books and Maps Collection Theodor de Bry’s America

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Title	Der Indianer Religion oder Gottesdienst
Alternative	The religious ceremony of the [Indigenous people]
Creator	de Bry, Theodor
Contributors	Feyerabend, Johann
Publisher	de Bry, Theodor
Date	1594
Language	German
Description	The title of this illustration was changed due to potentially harmful or inaccurate language. Original translation of the title for this illustration: "The religious ceremony of the Indians." This illustration appears in the book: "Americae pars quarta, sive, Insignis & admiranda historia de reperta primùm Occidentalis India à Christophoro Columbo anno M. CCCCXCII / scripta ab Hieronymo Bezono ... qui istic an[n]is XIIII. versatus dilige[n]ter omnia observavit, addita ad singula ferè capita, non contemnenda scholia in quibus agitur de earum etiam gentium idolatria, accessit praeterea illarum regionum tabula chorographica, omnia elegantibus figuris in aes incisis expressa à Theodoro de Bry Leodiense, cive Francofortensi." Translated book title: "America, Part Four. Distinguished and admirable history of Western India, Discovered for the first time by Christopher Columbus in the year 1492. Written by Jerome Benzoni from Milan, Who having lived there for fourteen years, Diligently observed everything. Additions to almost every chapter, not including comments, Also treat the idolatry of those populations. Also added is a map of those regions. All illustrated with elegant images copper engraved by Theodor de Bry from Liege, Citizen of Frankfurt." Series Title: "India Occidentalis (Grand Voyages)."
Subject	First contact of Indigenous people with Westerners Spanish colonization Colonization history Indigenous people of the Caribbean Colonization Voyages and travels Rites and ceremonies
Place	Caribbean Hispaniola Latin America
Genre	copper engravings (visual works)
Type	Image
Identifier	E141 .A45 1594 OCLC: 213482585
Provenance	University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Rare Books and Maps Collection Theodor de Bry’s America
Rights	Public Domain
Related Item	https://id.lib.uh.edu/ark:/84475/do43009x39w
Digital Object ARK	ark:/84475/do7269m5408