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:
9939
accession_no
9939
Accession number
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Record number:
9939-1
record_number
9939-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D770 E47d
jcb_call_no
D770 E47d
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Venus's Fly-trap. Dionaea Muscipula.
image_title
Venus's Fly-trap. Dionaea Muscipula.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
James Roberts
creator1
James Roberts
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
sculp.
creator1_role
sculp.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[L. Davis]
image_publisher
[L. Davis]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1770]
image_date
[1770]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. [36]
image_function
plate; following p. [36]
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving, hand coloring
technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
18.4 cm.
image_dimensions_height
18.4 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
16.2 cm.
image_dimensions_width
16.2 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
24.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
24.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
20 cm.
page_dimensions_width
20 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Venus's flytrap.
description
Venus's flytrap.
Description
false
Source creator:
Ellis, John, 1710?-1776
source_creator
Ellis, John, 1710?-1776
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Directions for bringing over seeds and plants from the East-Indies and other distant countires in a state of vegetation
source_title
Directions for bringing over seeds and plants from the East-Indies and other distant countires in a state of vegetation
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
printed; and sold by L. Davis, printer to the Royal Society, opposite Gray's-Inn, Holborn
source_publisher
printed; and sold by L. Davis, printer to the Royal Society, opposite Gray's-Inn, Holborn
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCLXX [1770]
source_date
MDCCLXX [1770]
Source date
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notes:
Venus's flytrap, a carnivorous plant native to coastal North and South Carolina, was first described and named by the author in 1768. Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula.
notes
Venus's flytrap, a carnivorous plant native to coastal North and South Carolina, was first described and named by the author in 1768. Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.twinleaf… (June 2003)
references_
http://www.twinleaf.org/articles/perseverance.html (June 2003)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870.
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:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Venus's flytrap
subject_heads
Venus's flytrap
Subject headings
false