Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: The falls of St. Anthony in the River Mississippi, near 2400 Miles from its entrance into the Gulf of Mexico
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Accession number:
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06128
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Record number:
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06128-3
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JCB call number:
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D778 C257t
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Image title:
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The falls of St. Anthony in the River Mississippi, near 2400 Miles from its entrance into the Gulf of Mexico
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Creator 1:
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Jonathan Carver
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Creator 1 dates:
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1710-1780
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Creator 1 role:
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Survey'd by
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Creator 2:
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M. A. Rooker
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Creator 2 role:
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sculpt.
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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J. Carver
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Image date:
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1778
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 68
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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10 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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17.4 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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23.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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13.7 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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View of St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. Two native Americans portage a canoe. Built environment includes dwellings or teepees.
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Source creator:
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Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780
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Source Title:
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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:
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London
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Source publisher:
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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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Source date:
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M DCC LXXVIII [1778]
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notes:
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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.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1871.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Saint Anthony Falls (Minn.)
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Subject headings:
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Waterfalls--Minnesota
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