COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
06128
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06128
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Record number:
06128-3
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06128-3
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JCB call number:
D778 C257t
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D778 C257t
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Image title:
The falls of St. Anthony in the River Mississippi, near 2400 Miles from its entrance into the Gulf of Mexico
image_title
The falls of St. Anthony in the River Mississippi, near 2400 Miles from its entrance into the Gulf of Mexico
Image title
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Creator 1:
Jonathan Carver
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Jonathan Carver
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Creator 1 dates:
1710-1780
creator1_dates
1710-1780
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Creator 1 role:
Survey'd by
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Survey'd by
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false
Creator 2:
M. A. Rooker
creator2
M. A. Rooker
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false
Creator 2 role:
sculpt.
creator2_role
sculpt.
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false
Place image published:
[London]
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[London]
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false
Image publisher:
J. Carver
image_publisher
J. Carver
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1778
image_date
1778
Image date
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Image function:
plate; following p. 68
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plate; following p. 68
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
10 cm.
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10 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
17.4 cm.
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17.4 cm.
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Page dimension height:
23.2 cm.
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23.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
13.7 cm.
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13.7 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
English
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English
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Description:
View of St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. Two native Americans portage a canoe. Built environment includes dwellings or teepees.
description
View of St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. Two native Americans portage a canoe. Built environment includes dwellings or teepees.
Description
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Source creator:
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780
source_creator
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780
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Source Title:
Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768
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Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768
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Source place of publication:
London
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London
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false
Source publisher:
printed for the author; and sold by J. Walter, at Charing-cross, and S. Crowder, in Paternoster Row
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printed for the author; and sold by J. Walter, at Charing-cross, and S. Crowder, in Paternoster Row
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false
Source date:
M DCC LXXVIII [1778]
source_date
M DCC LXXVIII [1778]
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notes:
Named by Louis Hennepin in 1680, St. Anthony Falls at present-day Minneapolis is the only significant waterfall on the Mississippi River, although, through a series of entrepeneurial ventures, it is substantially changed from its original condition. Carver was the first Englishman to undertake an exploration of the west. His purpose was to map the land, to befriend the native Americans, and to discover the Northwest passage. His journey began in 1766 and, in some ways, was the precursor of the Lewis and Clark expedition; his book was the first popular American travel book. Image is placed horizontally on page. Also attributed tentatively to John Coakley Lettsom, known to be involved with the work at least in the capacity of editor.
notes
Named by Louis Hennepin in 1680, St. Anthony Falls at present-day Minneapolis is the only significant waterfall on the Mississippi River, although, through a series of entrepeneurial ventures, it is substantially changed from its original condition. Carver was the first Englishman to undertake an exploration of the west. His purpose was to map the land, to befriend the native Americans, and to discover the Northwest passage. His journey began in 1766 and, in some ways, was the precursor of the Lewis and Clark expedition; his book was the first popular American travel book. Image is placed horizontally on page. Also attributed tentatively to John Coakley Lettsom, known to be involved with the work at least in the capacity of editor.
notes
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Time Period:
1751-1800
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1871.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1871.
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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
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Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
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geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
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Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
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Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Saint Anthony Falls (Minn.)
subject_heads
Saint Anthony Falls (Minn.)
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Waterfalls--Minnesota
subject_heads
Waterfalls--Minnesota
Subject headings
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