Austenaco, great warrior, Commander in Chief of the Cherokee Nation – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of Austenaco, great warrior, Commander in Chief of the Cherokee Nation brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Austenaco, great warrior, Commander in Chief of the Cherokee Nation
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Austenaco, styled in the title as a great warrior and commander in chief of the Cherokee Nation, appears in this engraving from the July 1762 issue of *The Royal Magazine, or Gentleman's Monthly Companion*. It came out as Cherokee leaders drew close British attention after the Anglo-Cherokee War of 1759 to 1761, and Austenaco, also known as Ostenaco, traveled to London that year with other Cherokee delegates. Magazine portraits like this one let British readers put a face to a people they had mostly known through colonial reports and rumor.
| Created / published | 1762 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1760-1770.Periodical illustrations 1760-1770.Engravings 1760-1770. |
| Notes | Illus. in: The royal magazine or gentleman's monthly companion, 1762 July, opp. p. 16. |
| Subjects | Cherokee Indians--1760-1770. Indians of North America--1760-1770. Tribal chiefs--1760-1770. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,048 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162332 |
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