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Virginia, Natives. Theodore de Bry, [Lot of 2 - The Marks of the Chief Men of Virginia & How the Chief Ladies of Dasamonquepeio Carry their Children] Von Etlichen der Furnembsten Herrn in Virginia Marckzeichen [and] Wie die Weiber Dasamonquepeuc die Kinder Zutragen Pflegen, from Grands Voyages, Part I, 1620 (published). Black & White. This lot feature two remarkable engravings of Virginia Natives from the third German edition of Part I of De Bry's Grands Voyages. The first engraving (Plate XXII; originally XXIII) shows the markings on the backs of the Indigenous peoples of Virginia, which identify their "weroance" (leader) or home. The markings here are associated with Wingina, Wingina's sister's husband, and the chief lords of Secota, Pomeiooc, and Aquascogoc. The second engraving (Plate IX; originally X) depicts the Indigenous women of Dasomonquepeuc with their children slung on their backs. On a sheet of German text measuring 9.1 x 13.6".