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:
15280
accession_no
15280
Accession number
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Record number:
15280-2
record_number
15280-2
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D731 C359n / 3-size vol.1
jcb_call_no
D731 C359n / 3-size vol.1
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Red Oak; The Pigeon of Passage.
image_title
Red Oak; The Pigeon of Passage.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Mark Catesby
creator1
Mark Catesby
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1683-1749
creator1_dates
1683-1749
Creator 1 dates
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Mark Catesby, W. Innys, R. Manby, Mr. Haksbee]
image_publisher
[Mark Catesby, W. Innys, R. Manby, Mr. Haksbee]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1731]
image_date
[1731]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 22
image_function
plate; following p. 22
Image function
false
Technique:
etching, hand coloring
technique
etching, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
26 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_height
26 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
35.4 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_width
35.4 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
51.3 cm.
page_dimensions_height
51.3 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
35.3 cm.
page_dimensions_width
35.3 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:
Migratory pigeon or "pigeon de passage," better known as the passenger pigeon, on leaves from a red oak.
description
Migratory pigeon or "pigeon de passage," better known as the passenger pigeon, on leaves from a red oak.
Description
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Source creator:
Catesby, Mark , 1683-1749
source_creator
Catesby, Mark , 1683-1749
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants ...
source_title
The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed at the Expence of the Author; and Sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, ... by Mr. Hauksbee, ... and by the Author ...
source_publisher
Printed at the Expence of the Author; and Sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, ... by Mr. Hauksbee, ... and by the Author ...
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCXXXI. [1731]
source_date
MDCCXXXI. [1731]
Source date
false
notes:
The passenger pigeon, now extinct, may have once been the most numerous bird on the planet. The last known passenger pigeon died in captivity in 1914. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
The passenger pigeon, now extinct, may have once been the most numerous bird on the planet. The last known passenger pigeon died in captivity in 1914. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1929.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1929.
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:
Natural history--North America
subject_heads
Natural history--North America
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Natural history--Caribbean area
subject_heads
Natural history--Caribbean area
Subject headings
false