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America fascinated Europeans, as it was something undeniably new to them
Images painted, etched, carved by Europeans from 16th -18th Century can tell us a lot about how they viewed America and Native Americans
Keep in mind common symbols: animals, clothing, gender
“America”
1676 Symbol for Massachusetts Bay Colony
Pocahantas
“America”
More’s Utopia “close to the islands discovered by Vespucci”
Puritan “Citty upon a hill”
Later, American Independence
