Engraving the Savage: The New World and Techniques of Civilization

by Michael Gaudio

In 1585, the British painter and explorer John White created images of Carolina Algonquian Indians. These images were collected and engraved in 1590 by the Flemish publisher and printmaker Theodor de Bry and were reproduced widely, establishing the visual prototype of North American Indians for European and Euro-American readers.

In this innovative analysis, Michael Gaudio explains how popular engravings of Native American Indians defined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007CXQIKO
• ISBN13: 9780816648474
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.9"