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A Noblewoman of Pomeiock

Theodor de Bry1590

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, United States

Promotional pamphlets and published histories and accounts leave little doubt that English colonists initially came to America with the intention of imposing their culture and technology on the Native population. The doll and rattle that the child is holding are English-made toys that suggested the Native's willingness to trade. The text accompanying DeBry's illustrations noted that the Indians were "greatly delighted with puppets and babies which were brought out of England."
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