Landfall of Jean Nicolet, near Green Bay, 1634, by Edward Willard Deming

Subjects: Art Exhibitions Native American Life
Card type: Lithograph

Back of Landfall of Jean Nicolet, near Green Bay, 1634, by Edward Willard Deming, lithograph postcard — Back

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A color illustration depicting a group of Native Americans gathered on a shore, some seated and standing, with a European man in a long robe holding a cross and a flag, accompanied by other Europeans, near a large birchbark canoe. The scene appears to represent a historical encounter or missionary landing.

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PublisherArthur Jaffé Heliochrome Co.

LANDFALL OF JEAN NICOLET, NEAR GREEN BAY, 1634 By Edward Willard Deming Sent west by Champlain to pacify the Ottawa and Winnebago Indians, to restore the fur trade, and to investigate the possibilities of a route to the Orient, Nicolet reached the shores of Green Bay in 1634. The first white man to set foot in what is now Wisconsin. T. B. Walker Collection Copyright by The State Historical Society of Wisconsin Printed by Arthur Jaffé Heliochrome Co., New York City, U.S.A.

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Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Green Bay, WI
Publisher	New York, NY
Notes	White border around image; color lithograph; artist signature in lower right. No postmark. Undivided back carrying only a printed caption; no address block and no handwritten message. White border; heliochrome print on textured stock. Pencil dealer mark "#59" lower right.

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Landfall of Jean Nicolet, near Green Bay, 1634, by Edward Willard Deming, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/landfall-of-jean-nicolet-near-green-bay-1634-by-edward-willa. Accessed October 5, 2026.