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North American Indians Worshipping The Sun

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Date:

1734

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

2937191

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Andrew Audubon Merrilees fonds

Merrilees photographic and art collection

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Plates and text from the Ceremonies & Religious Customs of the various Nations of the Known World, Vol. III

North American Indians Worshipping The Sun
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Date(s):

1734

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 reproduction : line engraving
Image 7.100 x 15.500 cm

Language of material:

no language

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A depiction of nine native people (?) bowing and worshipping at a rising sun above the title - A SUPPLEMENT to the preceeding DISSERTATION, in which The Religious Ceremonies of the Americans are explained., Folio 2R - top (above title on page 79)
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Artist: Gravelot, Hubert F. Bourguignon d'Anville 1699-1733

Engraver: Scotin, Louis Gérard 1690-after 1755
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General note:

Set: Plate: From Vol. III Describing Ceremonies And Religious Customs Of various Nations of Known World. Folio 2, top 1 of 2.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: Inscribed in the plate: below image, l.l. "Gravelot, inv."; l.r. "G. Scotin Sculpt.".
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activity

Aboriginal

activité

SUBJ. - Activity : Depicting Native People Worshipping The Sun, 1734
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Private

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1982-102 PIC
00002
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
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Item no. assigned by LAC [00002] 00002 .2A

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [00002] C-100725

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1982-102-2.2A Source: Transfer from National Photography Collection 1979-245, Andrew Merrilees Collection.
Copyright: Expired

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