COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
true
Accession number:
98-75
accession_no
98-75
Accession number
false
Record number:
98-75-8
record_number
98-75-8
Record number
false
JCB call number:
H790 C351s
jcb_call_no
H790 C351s
JCB call number
false
Image title:
L'Incaco
image_title
L'Incaco
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Benedetto Bordiga
creator1
Benedetto Bordiga
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1768-1847
creator1_dates
1768-1847
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
inc.
creator1_role
inc.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[Milan]
place_image_published
[Milan]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Giuseppe Marelli]
image_publisher
[Giuseppe Marelli]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1791]
image_date
[1791]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 200
image_function
plate; following p. 200
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
17.6 cm.
image_dimensions_height
17.6 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
11.3 cm.
image_dimensions_width
11.3 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
24.7 cm.
page_dimensions_height
24.7 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
17.8 cm.
page_dimensions_width
17.8 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
Italian
languages
Italian
Languages
false
Description:
Part of the indigo plant showing flowers, fruit, and leaves. Items in the image are lettered for identification in adjoining text.
description
Part of the indigo plant showing flowers, fruit, and leaves. Items in the image are lettered for identification in adjoining text.
Description
false
Source creator:
Castiglioni, Luigi, 1757-1832
source_creator
Castiglioni, Luigi, 1757-1832
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Storia delle piante forestiere le più importanti nell'uso medico, od economico ... Tomo I
source_title
Storia delle piante forestiere le più importanti nell'uso medico, od economico ... Tomo I
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Milano [Milan]
source_place_of_publication
Milano [Milan]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Nella Stamperia di Giuseppe Marelli
source_publisher
Nella Stamperia di Giuseppe Marelli
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1791
source_date
1791
Source date
false
notes:
Indigo was first mentioned in a written western source in the writing of Herodotus (writing around 450 B.C.) and was a valued product from medieval times on. An indigenous variety of indigo began to be cultivated on the Pacific slopes of Central America in the 1560s. The French colony of Saint Domingue eventually became the major producer of indigo. Text describes indigo being found in the Caribbean and Mexico. Scientific name: Indigofera suffruticosa (variety native to South and Cental America).
notes
Indigo was first mentioned in a written western source in the writing of Herodotus (writing around 450 B.C.) and was a valued product from medieval times on. An indigenous variety of indigo began to be cultivated on the Pacific slopes of Central America in the 1560s. The French colony of Saint Domingue eventually became the major producer of indigo. Text describes indigo being found in the Caribbean and Mexico. Scientific name: Indigofera suffruticosa (variety native to South and Cental America).
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.ildis.or… (May 2003)
references_
http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/names/npall/npall_371.shtml (May 2003)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1998.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1998.
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
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Natural history--Mexico
subject_heads
Natural history--Mexico
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Indigo
subject_heads
Indigo
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Natural history--Caribbean area
subject_heads
Natural history--Caribbean area
Subject headings
false