COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
6367
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6367
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Record number:
6367-6
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6367-6
Record number
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JCB call number:
En760 S668s /6
jcb_call_no
En760 S668s /6
JCB call number
false
Image title:
A View of the Pierced island, a remarkable Rock in the Gulf of St. Laurence ... Vüe de l'Isle Percée, Rocher remarquable dans le Golfe St. Laurent
image_title
A View of the Pierced island, a remarkable Rock in the Gulf of St. Laurence ... Vüe de l'Isle Percée, Rocher remarquable dans le Golfe St. Laurent
Image title
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Creator 1:
Hervey Smyth
creator1
Hervey Smyth
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
fl. 1760
creator1_dates
fl. 1760
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
Drawn on the Spot by
creator1_role
Drawn on the Spot by
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
P. Canot
creator2
P. Canot
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
Engraved by
creator2_role
Engraved by
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Published ... by Thos. Jefferys, the corner of St. Martins Lane
image_publisher
Published ... by Thos. Jefferys, the corner of St. Martins Lane
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1760
image_date
1760
Image date
false
Image function:
print
image_function
print
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
32.8 cm.
image_dimensions_height
32.8 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
51.3 cm.
image_dimensions_width
51.3 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
43 cm.
page_dimensions_height
43 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
54.8 cm.
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54.8 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English, French
languages
English, French
Languages
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Description:
View of Pierced Island in Gaspee Bay. Includes ships and boats.
description
View of Pierced Island in Gaspee Bay. Includes ships and boats.
Description
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Source creator:
Smyth, Hervey
source_creator
Smyth, Hervey
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Inscribed to the Right Honourable William Pitt, ... Six elegant views of the most remarkable places in the river and gulph of St. Laurence, from the originals ...
source_title
Inscribed to the Right Honourable William Pitt, ... Six elegant views of the most remarkable places in the river and gulph of St. Laurence, from the originals ...
Source Title
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Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
published, according to act of Parliament, by Thomas Jefferys
source_publisher
published, according to act of Parliament, by Thomas Jefferys
Source publisher
false
Source date:
[1760]
source_date
[1760]
Source date
false
notes:
This is the earliest known view of Pierced Island. It includes the H.M.S. Vanguard, under the command of Captain Robert Swanton. Hervey Smyth was an aide de camp to General James Wolfe. The Canadian landscapes engraved by Smyth were also included in a collection of views published by John Bowles, which are known collectively as Scenographia Americana (1768). Smyth's drawings were drawn on the spot and juxtaposed the British forces against dramatic Canadian landscapes.
notes
This is the earliest known view of Pierced Island. It includes the H.M.S. Vanguard, under the command of Captain Robert Swanton. Hervey Smyth was an aide de camp to General James Wolfe. The Canadian landscapes engraved by Smyth were also included in a collection of views published by John Bowles, which are known collectively as Scenographia Americana (1768). Smyth's drawings were drawn on the spot and juxtaposed the British forces against dramatic Canadian landscapes.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.rbc.com/… (July 2003); Phelps Stokes, I.N. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.
references_
http://www.rbc.com/community/resources/art-collection/smyth.html (July 2003); Phelps Stokes, I.N. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1910.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1910.
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:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false