The Southern Indians, particularly the Georgia Tribes: Version including the “Admiranda Narratio” and “Brevis Narratio” plates

First published in the late 19th century, Charles C. Jones Jr.’s The Southern Indians, Particularly the Georgia Tribes: Version Including the “Admiranda Narratio” and “Brevis Narratio” Plates remains one of the most authoritative and richly detailed studies of the Indigenous nations of the American South.

A pioneering historian and archaeologist, Jones traces the origins, culture, and conflicts of the Creek, Cherokee, Yamacraw, and other Georgia tribes, combining historical documentation with archaeological research and oral tradition. His work illuminates their social structure, warfare, artistry, and spiritual life, restoring depth and dignity to civilizations often misrepresented in colonial accounts.

This special edition includes reproductions of the celebrated “Admiranda Narratio” and “Brevis Narratio” plates—sixteenth-century engravings that depict the earliest encounters between European explorers and the peoples of the American Southeast. These rare images, originally published in De Bry’s Grand Voyages, portray ceremonies, architecture, and rituals of the Timucua and neighboring tribes as seen through European eyes—illustrations both striking and mythic, now invaluable for the insight they offer into early cross-cultural perception.

Part ethnographic record, part visual history, The Southern Indians stands as a landmark in the preservation of Southeastern Indigenous heritage, combining scholarship, observation, and art to honor the first peoples of Georgia and the South.

Complete and unabridged edition featuring the “Admiranda Narratio” and “Brevis Narratio” plates

Comprehensive study of the Creek, Cherokee, Yamacraw, and allied tribes of the South

Includes rare 16th-century De Bry engravings depicting early encounters and rituals
A vital resource for scholars of Native American history, archaeology, and colonial studies

Essential for readers of Indigenous culture, visual history, and early American ethnography