Man and Woman of the Naudowessies, Mississippi Region – 18th Century Engraving

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Man and Woman of the Naudowessies, Mississippi Region – 18th Century Engraving

Name: Man and Woman of the Naudowessies, Mississippi Region – 18th Century Engraving
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-14129-10
Price: 270 USD
Availability: InStock

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Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 19.5 × 24.1 cm (7.7 × 9.5 in)
Condition: Good. Good antique condition. Overall age toning with scattered foxing and light surface marks, mainly in the margins. The engraved image remains strong and well-defined. Color on the riffle. Minor edge wear consistent with age.
Reference: BG-14129-10

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

A man and woman of the Naudowessies, an original copper engraving signed "Grignion sculp." The full caption reads "A Man & Woman of the Nawdowessies to the westward of the Mississippi in North America."

The man at the left stands holding a long musket, with a feathered headdress, a breastband, a waist cloth and leggings. At the right a woman in a long loose shirt, with her hair in a braid, holds the hand of a small child. Behind them rise bare hills and ground broken with scrub, and a large tree leans over the right side. The view is bounded by a ruled line, and the caption is engraved in italic script below.

Naudowessie was the name used in English-language writing of the 18th century for the Dakota (Sioux) peoples of the upper Mississippi, and the old description identifies it so. The musket indicates trade with Europeans. The engraver, Charles Grignion, was among the most active London engravers of book illustrations of his time.

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