COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
09534
Record number:
09534-3
JCB call number:
D763 G291a / 1-SIZE
Image title:
Tavola rappresentante la maniera di fare il Cassavi
Place image published:
[Leghorn]
Image publisher:
[Marco Coltellini]
Image date:
[1763]
Image function:
plate; vol. 3, following p. 224
Technique:
engraving
Image dimension height:
24 cm.
Image dimension width:
17.8 cm.
Page dimension height:
31.8 cm.
Page dimension width:
24 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
Italian
Description:
Black people grate, strain, and dry cassava or manioc root and prepare flour. At top is a representation of the plants including roots and leaves. Items in the image are lettered for indentification in key above.
Source Title:
Il gazzettiere Americano ... Volume terzo
Source place of publication:
In Livorno [Leghorn]
Source publisher:
Per Marco Coltellini all' Insegna della Verità
Source date:
MDCCLXIII [1763]
notes:
This gazeteer was translated from an English edition and was the first comprehensive geographical dictionary of America in Italian. To process manioc the roots were grated and pounded into a pulp from which the poisonous juice was extracted. The pulp could then be removed, washed and roasted, rendering it safe to eat.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1984.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
Subject headings:
Cassava
Tavola rappresentante la maniera di fare il Cassavi
