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The famous engraving of Pocahontas (left) made by Simon van de Passe (1595–1647) mirrors the Renold Elstrack (1570–1625 or after) engraving of Queen Elizabeth I (right) – and the other 31 engravings of British sovereigns – published in Bazilioologia: A Booke of Kings (1618), a collection of portraits that was republished with slightly varying titles.[3] The van de Passe engraving of Pocahontas and engravings of other prominent notables were added to a later edition. Few of any editions survive, and all that do appear to vary in content. An Expanded Bazilioologia held in the Bodleian Library in Oxford includes the Pocahontas engraved portrait. ^[4] Photos Courtesy National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © National Portrait Gallery, London