Waterton (right) sits erect and composed astride a Cayman (South American alligator) holdings its forelegs twisted backwards as a bridle. He is barefooted, wearing white shirt and trousers, with a knife in his belt. Four Indians and three black enslaved men haul at the rope attached to the bait which the creature has swallowed. Behind is the river with a long canoe lying against the shore. On the opposite bank are dense trees, some with hammocks slung between them. See British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Below title: "Vide Wanderings in South America by Charles Waterton Esqr. Page 232"., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1831.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1827 by G. Humphrey 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
South America,
Subject (Name):
Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865, and Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865.
Subject (Topic):
Indians, Enslaved persons, Black people, and Alligators
Title from item., Date derived from original containing volume., Place of publication from item., Wat-Che-Mon-Ne is depicted wearing an Indian Peace Medal., From book of reproductions of paintings from The Indian Gallery Department of War, Washington, D.C: Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall, Indian Tribes of North American, Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle, 1836., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Published by F.W. Greenough, Philad, Drawn Printed & Coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No.94 Walnut St., and Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1838 by F.W.Greenough, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penna
Subject (Topic):
Iowa Indians, Indians, King and rulers, Indians of North America, Medals, and Tribal chiefs
