Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Mvstela africana.
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Accession number:
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0379
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Record number:
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0379-18
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JCB call number:
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B635 N675h / 2-SIZE
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Image title:
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Mvstela africana.
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Place image published:
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[Antwerp]
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Image publisher:
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[Plantin Office (Balthazar Moretus)]
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Image date:
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[1635]
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Image function:
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illustration; p. 172
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Technique:
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woodcut
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Image dimension height:
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7.5 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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12.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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33.5 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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22.5 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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Latin
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Description:
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Tropical weasel.
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Source creator:
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Nieremberg, Juan Eusebio, 1595-1658
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Source Title:
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Ioannis Evsebii Nierembergii Madritensis ex Societate Iesu ... Historia natvrae, maxime peregrinae, libris XVI. distincta
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Source place of publication:
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Antverpiae [Antwerp]
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Source publisher:
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ex officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti
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Source date:
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M.DC.XXXV [1635]
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notes:
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Scientific name: Mustela africana.
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Time Period:
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1601-1650
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References:
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http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Mustela_africana.html (Aug. 2003)
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1846.
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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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Spanish America
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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Subject headings:
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Natural history--Mexico
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