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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
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88-43
ACCESSION_NO
88-43
Accession number
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Record number:
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88-43-21
RECORD_NUMBER
88-43-21
Record number
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JCB call number:
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J696 Z98t / 2-SIZE
JCB_CALL_NO
J696 Z98t / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
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Image title:
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[lower right] Indianische Zucker=wurtzel. Sisarum Peruvianum.
IMAGE_TITLE
[lower right] Indianische Zucker=wurtzel. Sisarum Peruvianum.
Image title
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Place image published:
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[Basel]
PLACE_IMAGE_PUBLISHE D
[Basel]
Place image published
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Image publisher:
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[Jacob Bertsche]
IMAGE_PUBLISHER
[Jacob Bertsche]
Image publisher
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Image date:
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[1696]
IMAGE_DATE
[1696]
Image date
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Image function:
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illustration; p. 400
Image_Function
illustration; p. 400
Image function
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Technique:
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woodcut
Technique
woodcut
Technique
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Image dimension height:
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12.2 cm. (lower right)
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_hei ght
12.2 cm. (lower right)
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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7 cm. (lower right)
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_wid th
7 cm. (lower right)
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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36 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_heig ht
36 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
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22 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_widt h
22 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
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ink
MATERIALS_medium
ink
Materials medium
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Materials support:
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paper
MATERIALS_support
paper
Materials support
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Description:
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Sweet potato plant with its leaves and tuber.
Description
Sweet potato plant with its leaves and tuber.
Description
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Source creator:
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Zwinger, Theodor, 1658-1724
SOURCE_creator
Zwinger, Theodor, 1658-1724
Source creator
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Source Title:
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Theatrum botanicum, das ist: Neu vollkommenes Kräuter-Buch, worinnen allerhand Erdgewächse der Bäumen, Stauden und Kraütern, welche in allen vier Theilen der Welt, sonderlich aber in Europa herfür kommen ...
SOURCE_title
Theatrum botanicum, das ist: Neu vollkommenes Kräuter-Buch, worinnen allerhand Erdgewächse der Bäumen, Stauden und Kraütern, welche in allen vier Theilen der Welt, sonderlich aber in Europa herfür kommen ...
Source Title
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Source place of publication:
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Basel
SOURCE_place_of_publ ication
Basel
Source place of publication
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Source publisher:
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gedruckt und verlegt durch Jacob Bertsche
SOURCE_publisher
gedruckt und verlegt durch Jacob Bertsche
Source publisher
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Source date:
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M.DC.LXXXXVI. [1696]
SOURCE_date
M.DC.LXXXXVI. [1696]
Source date
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notes:
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The scientific name for the sweet potato is Ipomoea batatas. It is native to Central and South America.Authorship according to British Museum (Natural History): This is based on Verzascha's edition of Pier Andrea Mattioli's "De Plantis Epitome utilissima..." from Verona, 1586, but so much altered and extended as practically to constitute a new work. Illustrated with about 1200 annotated woodcuts in the text by Gesner/ Camerarius (Iochino Camerario) originally used by Mattioli. Gesner had been preparing material for a massive historia plantarum but died before finishing the task. Camerarius acquired the material, utilized the woodcuts and supplemented them with his own designs. The woodcuts are remarkable in their scientific detail especially in the enlarged depictions of floral structure, seeds, and fruit. First appearing in 1586, these woodcuts became a convention in scientific botanical illustration. Zwinger was professor of physics and botany at Basel.
NOTES
The scientific name for the sweet potato is Ipomoea batatas. It is native to Central and South America.Authorship according to British Museum (Natural History): This is based on Verzascha's edition of Pier Andrea Mattioli's "De Plantis Epitome utilissima..." from Verona, 1586, but so much altered and extended as practically to constitute a new work. Illustrated with about 1200 annotated woodcuts in the text by Gesner/ Camerarius (Iochino Camerario) originally used by Mattioli. Gesner had been preparing material for a massive historia plantarum but died before finishing the task. Camerarius acquired the material, utilized the woodcuts and supplemented them with his own designs. The woodcuts are remarkable in their scientific detail especially in the enlarged depictions of floral structure, seeds, and fruit. First appearing in 1586, these woodcuts became a convention in scientific botanical illustration. Zwinger was professor of physics and botany at Basel.
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Time Period:
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1651-1700
TIME_PERIOD
1651-1700
Time Period
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
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Subject headings:
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Botany--South America; Natural history--Central America; Natural history--South America; Sweet potatoes; Botany--Central America; Medicinal plants--South America; Medicinal plants--Central America
subject_heads
Botany--South America; Natural history--Central America; Natural history--South America; Sweet potatoes; Botany--Central America; Medicinal plants--South America; Medicinal plants--Central America
Subject headings
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References:
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1987.
PROVENANCE_or_DONOR
Acquired in 1987.
Provenance/Donor
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
OWNER_and_COPYRIGHT
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
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