The Pilgrims & Plymouth Colony 1620 P1

The story of America’s colonization displayed in the US Capitol Rotunda continues with a third large picture titled “The Embarkation of the Pilgrims at Delfts Haven, Holland, July 22, 1620. The work depicts Pilgrim leaders in prayer, including Pastor John Robinson, Governors John Carver and William Bradford, military leader Miles Standish, and others. In the center of the scene, Elder William Brewster, who also served as their interim pastor in America, has an open Bible upon his lap on which are written the words: “The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” On the sail of the ship can be seen the phrase, “God with Us,” which accurately describes the belief of these men and women.

Content sourced from "The American Story, the beginnings" by David Barton and Tim Barton