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:
32881
accession_no
32881
Accession number
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Record number:
32881
record_number
32881
Record number
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JCB call number:
En778 R649v OVERSIZE
jcb_call_no
En778 R649v OVERSIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
A View in the Island of Jamaica, of the Spring-head of Roaring River on the Estate of William Beckford Esqr:
image_title
A View in the Island of Jamaica, of the Spring-head of Roaring River on the Estate of William Beckford Esqr:
Image title
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Creator 1:
George Robertson
creator1
George Robertson
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1748?-1788
creator1_dates
1748?-1788
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
Drawn on the Spot, & Painted by
creator1_role
Drawn on the Spot, & Painted by
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
James Mason
creator2
James Mason
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
Engraved by
creator2_role
Engraved by
Creator 2 role
false
Creator 3:
John Boydell
creator3
John Boydell
Creator 3
false
Creator 3 dates:
1719-1804
creator3_dates
1719-1804
Creator 3 dates
false
Creator 3 role:
excudit
creator3_role
excudit
Creator 3 role
false
Place image published:
London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Published ... by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside
image_publisher
Published ... by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1778
image_date
1778
Image date
false
Image function:
print; No. 5
image_function
print; No. 5
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
35 cm.
image_dimensions_height
35 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
52.9 cm.
image_dimensions_width
52.9 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
49 cm.
page_dimensions_height
49 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
68 cm.
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68 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
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Description:
View of enslaved Black people selling vegetables beside a river. Another Black man herds cattle. Also includes a dog and domestic animals. Also includes [Beckford?] coat of arms.
description
View of enslaved Black people selling vegetables beside a river. Another Black man herds cattle. Also includes a dog and domestic animals. Also includes [Beckford?] coat of arms.
Description
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notes:
George Robertson painted a series of idealized views of Jamaica for his patron, William Beckford, including three which featured Beckford's plantation in Jamaica. Beckford's great wealth derived from his sugar plantations in Jamaica. Boydell commisioned various artists to create copperplates for engravings and developed a lucrative print-selling trade.
notes
George Robertson painted a series of idealized views of Jamaica for his patron, William Beckford, including three which featured Beckford's plantation in Jamaica. Beckford's great wealth derived from his sugar plantations in Jamaica. Boydell commisioned various artists to create copperplates for engravings and developed a lucrative print-selling trade.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1961.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1961.
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:
Jamaica--Description and travel
subject_heads
Jamaica--Description and travel
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Slavery--Caribbean area
subject_heads
Slavery--Caribbean area
Subject headings
false