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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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74-289
ACCESSION_NO
74-289
Accession number
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Record number:
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74-289-1
RECORD_NUMBER
74-289-1
Record number
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JCB call number:
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74-289
JCB_CALL_NO
74-289
JCB call number
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Image title:
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[Stages of growth of sugar cane]
IMAGE_TITLE
[Stages of growth of sugar cane]
Image title
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Place image published:
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London
PLACE_IMAGE_PUBLISHE D
London
Place image published
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Image publisher:
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Smith, Elder & Co. Cornhill
IMAGE_PUBLISHER
Smith, Elder & Co. Cornhill
Image publisher
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Image date:
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[1830]
IMAGE_DATE
[1830]
Image date
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Image function:
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fold-out plate 1; following p. 26
Image_Function
fold-out plate 1; following p. 26
Image function
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Technique:
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engraving
Technique
engraving
Technique
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Image dimension height:
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19 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_hei ght
19 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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53 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_wid th
53 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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21.4 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_heig ht
21.4 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
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54.5 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_widt h
54.5 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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Various stages of growth of the sugarcane plant. Cuttings, flowers, petals, seeds, and leaves are shown. Items are numbered and lettered for identification in the text.
Description
Various stages of growth of the sugarcane plant. Cuttings, flowers, petals, seeds, and leaves are shown. Items are numbered and lettered for identification in the text.
Description
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Source creator:
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Porter, George Richardson, 1792-1852
SOURCE_creator
Porter, George Richardson, 1792-1852
Source creator
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Source Title:
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The nature and properties of the sugar cane; with practical directions for the improvement of its culture, and the manufacture of its products.
SOURCE_title
The nature and properties of the sugar cane; with practical directions for the improvement of its culture, and the manufacture of its products.
Source Title
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Source place of publication:
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London
SOURCE_place_of_publ ication
London
Source place of publication
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Source publisher:
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Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill.
SOURCE_publisher
Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill.
Source publisher
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Source date:
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MDCCCXXX. [1830]
SOURCE_date
MDCCCXXX. [1830]
Source date
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notes:
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George Richardson Porter was a leading statistician, political economist, and founding member of the London Statistical Society. In 1834 he became superintendent of a statistical department in the extended Board of Trade, becoming joint permanent secretary in the Board of Trade in 1847. Earlier in his life, he had tried trading in sugar. See Dutrône de La Couture, Précis sur la canne et sur les moyens d'en extraire le sel essentiel, Paris, 1790 (#69-18-1) for the source of this image.
NOTES
George Richardson Porter was a leading statistician, political economist, and founding member of the London Statistical Society. In 1834 he became superintendent of a statistical department in the extended Board of Trade, becoming joint permanent secretary in the Board of Trade in 1847. Earlier in his life, he had tried trading in sugar. See Dutrône de La Couture, Précis sur la canne et sur les moyens d'en extraire le sel essentiel, Paris, 1790 (#69-18-1) for the source of this image.
notes
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
TIME_PERIOD
1801-1850
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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Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
geographic area
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Subject headings:
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Sugar growing--Caribbean area; Sugarcane--Caribbean area
subject_heads
Sugar growing--Caribbean area; Sugarcane--Caribbean area
Subject headings
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1974.
PROVENANCE_or_DONOR
Acquired in 1974.
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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