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:
84-117
accession_no
84-117
Accession number
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Record number:
84-117-2
record_number
84-117-2
Record number
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JCB call number:
En695 C782 /1-SIZE
jcb_call_no
En695 C782 /1-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[A Prospect of Bridge Town] in Barbados. 1695 By Samuel Copen.
image_title
[A Prospect of Bridge Town] in Barbados. 1695 By Samuel Copen.
Image title
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Creator 1:
Johannes Kip
creator1
Johannes Kip
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1653-1722
creator1_dates
1653-1722
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
fecit
creator1_role
fecit
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
Image date:
1695
image_date
1695
Image date
false
Image function:
separate print in two sheets
image_function
separate print in two sheets
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
40.8 cm.
image_dimensions_height
40.8 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
57.4 cm.
image_dimensions_width
57.4 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
54.5 cm.
page_dimensions_height
54.5 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
62 cm.
page_dimensions_width
62 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Right part of a two-sheet view of the town of Bridgetown in Barbados. Built environment includes dwellings, ships, boats, fortifications, church, and windmills. Includes a decorative dedication to Colonel Francis Russell, governor of Barbados, and a small inset of a plan of Bridgetown. Items in image are identified by name.
description
Right part of a two-sheet view of the town of Bridgetown in Barbados. Built environment includes dwellings, ships, boats, fortifications, church, and windmills. Includes a decorative dedication to Colonel Francis Russell, governor of Barbados, and a small inset of a plan of Bridgetown. Items in image are identified by name.
Description
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notes:
This engraving was the first large panoramic view of an English colony in America. Title in brackets supplied from the left part of this two-sheet view.
notes
This engraving was the first large panoramic view of an English colony in America. Title in brackets supplied from the left part of this two-sheet view.
notes
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Time Period:
1651-1700
time_period
1651-1700
Time Period
false
References:
John Carter Brown Library, Rare Americana, no. 62
references_
John Carter Brown Library, Rare Americana, no. 62
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1984.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1984.
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:
Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Barbados--Description and travel
subject_heads
Barbados--Description and travel
Subject headings
false