Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Title page]
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Accession number:
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0234
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Record number:
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0234-1
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JCB call number:
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J522 S365n
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Image title:
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[Title page]
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Place image published:
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[Augsburg]
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Image publisher:
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[Melchoir Ramminger]
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Image date:
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[1522]
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Image function:
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title page
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Technique:
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woodcut
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Image dimension height:
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15.5 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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12.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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18 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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13.8 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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German
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Description:
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The title of the book is surrounded by a decorative border containing floral motifs and grotesque heads. The double eagle is depicted on a shield in the lower center, flanked by two [gryphons?].
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Source Title:
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Ein schöne newe Zeytung so Kayserlich Mayestet ausz India yetz nemlich zukommen seind
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Source place of publication:
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[Augsburg]
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Source publisher:
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[Melchior Ramminger]
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Source date:
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[1522]
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notes:
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This book contains a brief account of Columbus' voyage, Spanish conquest of Mexico, and Magellan's circumnavigation of the world.
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Time Period:
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1492-1600
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1846.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540
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