COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
true
Accession number:
08984
accession_no
08984
Accession number
false
Record number:
08984-9
record_number
08984-9
Record number
false
JCB call number:
F706 A111n
jcb_call_no
F706 A111n
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Native American pearl fishing]
image_title
[Native American pearl fishing]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Leiden]
place_image_published
[Leiden]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Pieter van der Aa]
image_publisher
[Pieter van der Aa]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1707]
image_date
[1707]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 2, [part 4], following p. 30
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 2, [part 4], following p. 30
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
12.9 cm.
image_dimensions_height
12.9 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
17.9 cm.
image_dimensions_width
17.9 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
17.4 cm.
page_dimensions_height
17.4 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
20.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
20.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
Dutch
languages
Dutch
Languages
false
Description:
Native Americans dive and collect pearl oysters from boats or canoes. In the foreground, a group of native Americans offer pearls and oysters to Europeans. Built environment includes dwelling, boats, and ships.
description
Native Americans dive and collect pearl oysters from boats or canoes. In the foreground, a group of native Americans offer pearls and oysters to Europeans. Built environment includes dwelling, boats, and ships.
Description
false
Source Title:
Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën ... zedert het jaar 1492 tot 1499
source_title
Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën ... zedert het jaar 1492 tot 1499
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
In het ligt gegeven te Leyden [Leiden]
source_place_of_publication
In het ligt gegeven te Leyden [Leiden]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Door Pieter Vander Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koor-steeg, in Plato.
source_publisher
Door Pieter Vander Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koor-steeg, in Plato.
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1707
source_date
1707
Source date
false
notes:
This image was first published by Theodor de Bry and derived from Girolamo Benzoni, Historia del mondo nuovo, Venice, 1565. Text describes discovery of pearl oysters near the Gulf of Paria and the island of Margarita or Cubagua (between present-day Trinidad and Venezuela). Pearls were one of the items that Columbus was specifically asked to find. Between 1513 and 1540, the number of pearls taken from Cubagua alone approached 120 million. Pero Alonso Nino, former pilot of Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, received permission in 1499 to explore the Pearl Coast, in contravention of the agreement giving Columbus exclusive rights to the treasure. This image follows the special title page for Antonio de Herrera, Eerste zee-togt van Alonso d'Ojeda, Leiden, 1706. This collection of voyages consists of 127 parts, each having a special title page, separate pagination, and register. The voyages covering the period from 1246 to 1696 are arranged chronologically.
notes
This image was first published by Theodor de Bry and derived from Girolamo Benzoni, Historia del mondo nuovo, Venice, 1565. Text describes discovery of pearl oysters near the Gulf of Paria and the island of Margarita or Cubagua (between present-day Trinidad and Venezuela). Pearls were one of the items that Columbus was specifically asked to find. Between 1513 and 1540, the number of pearls taken from Cubagua alone approached 120 million. Pero Alonso Nino, former pilot of Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, received permission in 1499 to explore the Pearl Coast, in contravention of the agreement giving Columbus exclusive rights to the treasure. This image follows the special title page for Antonio de Herrera, Eerste zee-togt van Alonso d'Ojeda, Leiden, 1706. This collection of voyages consists of 127 parts, each having a special title page, separate pagination, and register. The voyages covering the period from 1246 to 1696 are arranged chronologically.
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1849.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1849.
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
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of South America
subject_heads
Indians of South America
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Pearl industry and trade--Venezuela
subject_heads
Pearl industry and trade--Venezuela
Subject headings
false