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:
05805
accession_no
05805
Accession number
false
Record number:
05805-2
record_number
05805-2
Record number
false
JCB call number:
J811 H919r / 2-SIZE
jcb_call_no
J811 H919r / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
No. 11. Gymnotus aequilabiatus. No. 1 Gymnotus electricus.
image_title
No. 11. Gymnotus aequilabiatus. No. 1 Gymnotus electricus.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Alexander von Humboldt
creator1
Alexander von Humboldt
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
del[ineavi]t.
creator1_role
del[ineavi]t.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
Leop. Müller
creator2
Leop. Müller
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
perft.
creator2_role
perft.
Creator 2 role
false
Creator 3:
Bouquet
creator3
Bouquet
Creator 3
false
Creator 3 role:
Sculpt.
creator3_role
Sculpt.
Creator 3 role
false
Place image published:
[Paris]
place_image_published
[Paris]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Langlois
image_publisher
Langlois
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1811]
image_date
[1811]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate X
image_function
plate X
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving, hand coloring
technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
32.8 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_height
32.8 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
25.5 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_width
25.5 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
35 cm.
page_dimensions_height
35 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
27 cm.
page_dimensions_width
27 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:
Latin
languages
Latin
Languages
false
Description:
Electric eel. Includes a cross section of the eel. Image placed vertically on the page.
description
Electric eel. Includes a cross section of the eel. Image placed vertically on the page.
Description
false
Source creator:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769 - 1859
source_creator
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769 - 1859
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée ... Premier volume
source_title
Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée ... Premier volume
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
A Paris
source_place_of_publication
A Paris
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Chez F. Schoell, libraire, rue des fossés-Montmartre, No. 14. et chez Gel. Dulfour et Comp[an]ie. rue des Mathurins-Saint-Jacques, No. 7
source_publisher
Chez F. Schoell, libraire, rue des fossés-Montmartre, No. 14. et chez Gel. Dulfour et Comp[an]ie. rue des Mathurins-Saint-Jacques, No. 7
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1811
source_date
1811
Source date
false
notes:
Gymnotus is not a true eel but a fish. Humboldt was the first European to note its existence. Scientific name: Electrophorus electricus.
notes
Gymnotus is not a true eel but a fish. Humboldt was the first European to note its existence. Scientific name: Electrophorus electricus.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
References exhibitions:
Been, A. Animals & authors, Fig. VII: 7
references_exhibitions
Been, A. Animals & authors, Fig. VII: 7
References exhibitions
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired after 1923.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired after 1923.
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:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Natural history--South America
subject_heads
Natural history--South America
Subject headings
false