Elliot, the First Missionary Among the Indians.

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• ARTIST: J. A. Oertel

• PUBLISHER: Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York.

• MEDIUM: Engraving, hand colored,

  DATE: 1867.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 5/8 x 6 7/8" (11.8 x 17.4 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: John Eliot went to New England in 1631 and was ordained to preach at Roxbury. He developed an interest in the Indians learned their language and customs and began to preach to them in 1646., (first in English but within a year in Algonkian). "...He published a catechism for them in 1654 and by 1658 translated the Bible into Algonkian, the first Bible to be printed in North America". -Biographical sketches

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Famous Events