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:
10731
accession_no
10731
Accession number
false
Record number:
10731-5
record_number
10731-5
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D801 E26h
jcb_call_no
D801 E26h
JCB call number
false
Image title:
The Voyage of the Sable Venus, from Angola to the West Indies.
image_title
The Voyage of the Sable Venus, from Angola to the West Indies.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Thomas Stothard
creator1
Thomas Stothard
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1755-1834
creator1_dates
1755-1834
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
pinxt.
creator1_role
pinxt.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
William Grainger
creator2
William Grainger
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
sculpt.
creator2_role
sculpt.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[John Stockdale]
image_publisher
[John Stockdale]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1801
image_date
1801
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 2, following p. 32
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 2, following p. 32
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
20.2 cm.
image_dimensions_height
20.2 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
16.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
16.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
23.4 cm.
page_dimensions_height
23.4 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
27 cm.
page_dimensions_width
27 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:
Venus is shown as a black woman on a half shell, holding the reins of two dolphins. Neptune (or Poseidon) with his crown and holding a staff with the British flag stands beside her. Also includes angels and feathers.
description
Venus is shown as a black woman on a half shell, holding the reins of two dolphins. Neptune (or Poseidon) with his crown and holding a staff with the British flag stands beside her. Also includes angels and feathers.
Description
false
Source creator:
Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800
source_creator
Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies ... Vol. II
source_title
The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies ... Vol. II
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly
source_publisher
Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1801
source_date
1801
Source date
false
notes:
This image accompanies a poem, entitled, "History of the sable Venus; An ode." Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
This image accompanies a poem, entitled, "History of the sable Venus; An ode." Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Visual categories:
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
visual_categories
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
Visual categories
false
References:
http://www.scsonlin… (Apr. 2004)
references_
http://www.scsonline.freeserve.co.uk/olv3p16.PDF (Apr. 2004)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870?
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870?
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:
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 headings:
Emblems
subject_heads
Emblems
Subject headings
false