Settlement of the Jamestown Colony – Object #2

Smith rescued by Pocahontas

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<p>Print showing Capt. John Smith, his head bound to a large stone, with Pocahontas leaning over him, preventing Opechancanough from striking him with an elaborate metal weapon. Powhatan is standing directly behind Smith with his left hand, holding a calumet, raised to stay the execution. A Native standing to the left is identified as “Namontake.” Another Native is standing in the center background with two horses, leaning on the back of one that is marked with the design of a hand, he is holding a weapon. Standing behind Opechancanough is another Native holding a large club. There is a cluster of Natives, mostly women, in the background on the right.</p>

Print created between between 1870 and 1875 showing Pocahontas leaning over Captain John Smith

Questions

When was this image created? Is it historically accurate? What makes you feel this way?

Using what you know about the cultures of the people in this image, what might each of the people involved be saying to each other?

What might have happened before/after this event?

Does this image match details in Blood on the River? Why/why not?

Citations

Schile, H. , Publisher. Smith rescued by Pocahontas. , None. [N.y.: published by hr. schile, no. 36 division st.,between 1870 and 1875] Photograph.