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Summary
Description Mystic Massacre in New England 1638 Photo Facsimile.png |
English:
Detailed photo-facsimile of the "Mystic massacre" in New England. Below the photo image is an ink manuscript caption: "Facsimile made by Edward Bierstadt, from the original in the library of the New York Historical Society, of the Map in "Newes from America," an account of the Pequot War, by Captain John Underhill, published in London in 1638. The Fort referred to was "Seabrooke Fort" and "Lyes upon a River called Conetticut at the mouth of it," and "the destroying" occurred May 19, 1637."
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Date | Photo Facsimile made circa 1870. The original was made in 1638. |
Source | Raremaps.com - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/59821/the-figure-of-the-indians-fort-or-palizado-in-new-england-a-underhill-bierstadt |
Author | Engraver unknown. Author of folio was John Underhill (1597-1672). Photo-Facsimile by Edward Bierstadt (1824–1906) |
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