Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: View of the Rock Bridge
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Accession number:
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00-06
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Record number:
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00-06-1
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JCB call number:
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D800 W443t
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Image title:
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View of the Rock Bridge
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Creator 1:
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Isaac Weld
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Creator 1 dates:
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1774-1856
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Creator 1 role:
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delt.
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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J. Stockdale
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Image date:
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1798
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; vol. 1, following p. 220
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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22.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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16.2 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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20.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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25.5 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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English
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Description:
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A view of a natural bridge with two figures standing beside a stream.
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Source creator:
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Weld, Isaac, 1774-1856
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Source Title:
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Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada ...
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly
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Source date:
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1800
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notes:
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Described in Thomas Jefferson's Notes on Virginia, the Natural Bridge and 157 acres of land surrounding it were purchased by Jefferson from the British crown in 1774. He and his heirs owned the land until 1833. Image placed horizontally on page. This book was one of the earliest illustrated amateur travel accounts devoted to North America.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 2000.
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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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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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Natural bridges--Virginia
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Subject headings:
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Virginia--Description and travel
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