The "New World Body," as depicted by the settlers, was arousing and shocking for many reasons. Most of these reasons were based around the central idea that the bodies encountered in the New World were built, dressed, behaved, and ate in very different manners than those of the settlers. The Indians are described as "wild visitors" that have a "savage appearance." The Europeans viewed these bodies as barbaric, savage, and animalistic. This contrasts with the Europeans views of themselves as fine mannered and civil. The women were seen to flaunt their bodies sexually, even offering them as a means of trade. This was described in the writings with bewilderment as the Europeans were accustomed to viewing women as pure, innocent, and those who should dress conservatively. As well as their appearance and body language, the Indians are also judged by their visitors by what they consume and put into their bodies. William Byrd states that they "devour so much swine's flesh that it fills them full of gross humours." Their bodies were seen as more susceptible to disease. While the bodies were seen as more powerful in the sense that they were physically brute and threatening, the Europeans viewed themselves as intellectually more powerful. The fact that the women are strong and able-bodied surprised the Europeans who were used to soft and delicate women of their homeland.
The bodies represented on the map are similar to the descriptions of the Native American written by the Europeans. The pictures of the bodies show them wearing minimal clothing. The bodies are naked and permiscuous. This is the same analysis that the Europeans made when they saw the women flaunting their bodies and their sexuality. Modesty was not a factor. The bodies of the women are also bigger and stronger as described by the Europeans.
