John Smith, Pocahontas, and Benjamin Franklin engravings

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

John Smith, Pocahontas, and Benjamin Franklin engravings, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet One legal-sized folder.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John Smith, Pocahontas, and Benjamin Franklin engravings, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains prints of engravings depicting John Smith, Pocahontas, and Benjamin Franklin.

Original engraving by Robert Clerke after Simon Van de Passe firt published the portrait in 1616.

Portrait originally published by William Richardson after 1616 line engraving by Simon de Passe.

Published by Cochin Rue St. Jacques, and published by A. Saint-Aubin, 54 Rue des Prouvaires after a drawing by Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Acquisition information:
Donated by Nicholas A Vrettos.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard