COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
09905
accession_no
09905
Accession number
false
Record number:
09905-2
record_number
09905-2
Record number
false
JCB call number:
E722 L114n
jcb_call_no
E722 L114n
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Requien, ou Chien de Mer.]
image_title
[Requien, ou Chien de Mer.]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Paris]
place_image_published
[Paris]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Pierre-François Giffart]
image_publisher
[Pierre-François Giffart]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1722]
image_date
[1722]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 1, following p. 44
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 1, following p. 44
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
12.8 cm.
image_dimensions_height
12.8 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
14 cm.
image_dimensions_width
14 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
16.9 cm.
page_dimensions_height
16.9 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
17.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
17.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
French
languages
French
Languages
false
Description:
Image of a shark drawn as if on a scroll hangs above the image of European ships.
description
Image of a shark drawn as if on a scroll hangs above the image of European ships.
Description
false
Source creator:
Labat, Jean Baptiste, 1663-1738
source_creator
Labat, Jean Baptiste, 1663-1738
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique, ...
source_title
Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique, ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
A Paris
source_place_of_publication
A Paris
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Rue S. Jacques, chez Pierre-François Giffart, près la ruë des Mathurins, à l'Image Sainte Therese
source_publisher
Rue S. Jacques, chez Pierre-François Giffart, près la ruë des Mathurins, à l'Image Sainte Therese
Source publisher
false
Source date:
M. DCC. XXII. [1722]
source_date
M. DCC. XXII. [1722]
Source date
false
notes:
Image title from label of fish within image. Labat was a Dominican missionary and is supposed to have illustrated this book himself. Text describes catching of a ten-foot shark that had followed the ship on which the author was traveling. The shark's flesh was not considered good eating, but its skin was used by furniture makers to polish their wood. The modern French word for shark is "requin."
notes
Image title from label of fish within image. Labat was a Dominican missionary and is supposed to have illustrated this book himself. Text describes catching of a ten-foot shark that had followed the ship on which the author was traveling. The shark's flesh was not considered good eating, but its skin was used by furniture makers to polish their wood. The modern French word for shark is "requin."
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1890.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1890.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©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
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Fishing--Caribbean Area
subject_heads
Fishing--Caribbean Area
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Shark fishing
subject_heads
Shark fishing
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Sharks--Caribbean Area
subject_heads
Sharks--Caribbean Area
Subject headings
false