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:
03374
accession_no
03374
Accession number
false
Record number:
03374-15
record_number
03374-15
Record number
false
JCB call number:
E558 T416sa
jcb_call_no
E558 T416sa
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[D'vn autre abre nommé Vhebehasou, & des mousches à miel qui le frequentent.]
image_title
[D'vn autre abre nommé Vhebehasou, & des mousches à miel qui le frequentent.]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Antwerp]
place_image_published
[Antwerp]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Christophle Plantin]
image_publisher
[Christophle Plantin]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1558]
image_date
[1558]
Image date
false
Image function:
illustration; leaf 96
image_function
illustration; leaf 96
Image function
false
Technique:
woodcut
technique
woodcut
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
6.7 cm.
image_dimensions_height
6.7 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
4.9 cm.
image_dimensions_width
4.9 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
16.4 cm.
page_dimensions_height
16.4 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
10 cm.
page_dimensions_width
10 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Tayra in a "Vhebehasou" tree with honey bees flying around it.
description
Tayra in a "Vhebehasou" tree with honey bees flying around it.
Description
false
Source creator:
Thevet, André, 1502-1590
source_creator
Thevet, André, 1502-1590
Source creator
false
Source Title:
[Les singularitez de la France Antarctique] Les singularitez de la France Antarctique, autrement nommée Amerique
source_title
[Les singularitez de la France Antarctique] Les singularitez de la France Antarctique, autrement nommée Amerique
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
A Anvers [Antwerp]
source_place_of_publication
A Anvers [Antwerp]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
De l'imprimerie de Christophle Plantin a la Licorne d'or
source_publisher
De l'imprimerie de Christophle Plantin a la Licorne d'or
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1558
source_date
1558
Source date
false
notes:
Text describes a 'heyrat," or irara, whose name comes from the Tupi meaning "true honey-eater." The tayra, scientific name: Eira barbara, is a weasel that observes the behavior of flies around honey, climbs the trees where the honey is, and eats the honey undisturbed by the bees. Thevet, a Franciscan monk, traveled to Brazil with Nicolas Durand, chevalier de Villegagnon, stayed ten weeks, and wrote his book from his own observations and those of others. Image title taken from chapter title
notes
Text describes a 'heyrat," or irara, whose name comes from the Tupi meaning "true honey-eater." The tayra, scientific name: Eira barbara, is a weasel that observes the behavior of flies around honey, climbs the trees where the honey is, and eats the honey undisturbed by the bees. Thevet, a Franciscan monk, traveled to Brazil with Nicolas Durand, chevalier de Villegagnon, stayed ten weeks, and wrote his book from his own observations and those of others. Image title taken from chapter title
notes
false
Time Period:
1492-1600
time_period
1492-1600
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1865.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1865.
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:
Brazil
geographic_areas
Brazil
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Natural history--Brazil
subject_heads
Natural history--Brazil
Subject headings
false