Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Plan de la Ville de Kingston
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Accession number:
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08819
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Record number:
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08819-1
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JCB call number:
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E758 B444dg
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Image title:
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Plan de la Ville de Kingston
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[Didot]
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Image date:
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[1758]
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; following p. 11
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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19.4 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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29.4 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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25 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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39.5 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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French
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Description:
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Plan of the town of Kingston, Jamaica. Cartographic elements include scale and compass rose. Items in the image are numbered for identification in columns to right and left.
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Source creator:
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Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703- 1772
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Source Title:
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Déscription géographique des isles Antilles possedées par les Anglois
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Source place of publication:
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A Paris
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Source publisher:
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De l'impr. de Didot
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Source date:
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1758
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notes:
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Bellin was the first chief hydrographer of the French hydrographic office or Dépôt generale de la marine.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1871.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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Caribbean Islands
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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Jamaica--Maps
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