MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
96-53
Record number:
96-53-8
JCB call number:
F804 V968n / 1-SIZE
Image title:
[Sea snakes or sea kraits]
Creator 1:
G. van den Heuvel
Creator 1 dates:
1710-1792
Creator 1 role:
ad viv. del.
Creator 2:
Simon Fokke
Creator 2 dates:
1712-1784
Creator 2 role:
sc.
Place image published:
[Amsterdam]
Image publisher:
[Pieter Meijer]
Image date:
[1774]
Image function:
plate [XXXII]
Technique:
engraving, hand-coloring
Image dimension height:
19.2 cm.
Image dimension width:
14.7 cm.
Page dimension height:
26.8 cm.
Page dimension width:
20 cm.
Materials medium:
ink, colors
Materials support:
paper
Description:
Sea snakes or sea kraits, showing their rudder-like tails.
Source creator:
Vosmaer, A. (Arnout), 1720-1799
Source Title:
Natuurkundige beschryving eener uitmuntende verzameling van zeldsaame gedierten
Source place of publication:
Te Amsterdam
Source publisher:
J. B. Elwe
Source date:
MDCCCIV. [1804]
notes:
These snakes, one of which may be a Pelamis platurus or yellow-bellied sea snake, were included in a pamplet with the title, "Beschryving van twee verschillende en voor als nog zeer weinig bekende Platstaart Slangen, zynde de bruin-rug uit Mexico,"Amsterdam, 1774. The yellow-bellied sea snake can be found on both sides of the Pacific and is amphibious, laying its eggs on land. Arnout Vosmaer was director of the menageries founded in 1756 when the widow of William IV bought Vosmaer's collection. Many rare species were imported from places like Borneo, the Philippines, Surinam, South-Africa and Japan. Between 1766 and 1778 Vosmaer wrote separate pamphlets describing each rare animal. Each description was accompanied by a handcoloured print, usually made by Simon Fokke. Altogether 31 parts were published with 33 engravings. Image information taken from title page of each pamphlet.
Time Period:
1801-1850
References:
http://www.vanderst… http://animaldivers… (Apr. 2003)
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1996.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
Spanish America
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
Subject headings:
Natural history--Mexico

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