Original 1838 wood engraving with the annual distribution of presents to the Indians inside a palisaded enclosure: the chiefs in feather headdresses and military coats beside the British officers, and the rest of the tribe seated in a ring around the barrels and bales. Lettered below, Annual Distribution of Presents to the Indians.
Original 1838 wood engraving with the annual distribution of presents to the Indians inside a palisaded enclosure: the chiefs in feather headdresses and military coats beside the British officers, and the rest of the tribe seated in a ring around the barrels and bales. Lettered below, Annual Distribution of Presents to the Indians.
Medium: Wood engraving.
Date: 1838.
Source: Leaf from a British illustrated magazine, printed by William Clowes, London.
Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 in (22.8 x 14 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with foxing in the upper margin; the image clean. Printed text on the back.