Virginia Colony Seal - Historical Symbol of Early American Governance #1485301 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white engraving reproduces the original 1607 Great Seal of the Virginia Company, commissioned by King James I. It features a robed, crowned woman holding a spear and a globe topped with a cross, symbolizing British sovereignty and Christian mission, while a Native American kneels in submission, offering a sheaf of tobacco-a key colonial export. The Latin inscription “VIRGINIA IN AMERICA SIGILLUM PROVINCIÆ” encircles the scene, affirming Virginia’s status as England’s first permanent American province.

Used in educational, historical, and governmental contexts-especially on museum websites, history textbooks, and state archives-to illustrate early colonial symbolism, Anglo-Native relations, and the ideological foundations of English settlement in North America. Matches user intent for academic research, genealogy, or understanding U.S. colonial origins.