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:
80-303
accession_no
80-303
Accession number
false
Record number:
80-303-8
record_number
80-303-8
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D785 M823n / 2-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D785 M823n / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
A View of the Pearl-Fishery.
image_title
A View of the Pearl-Fishery.
Image title
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[the Proprietors]
image_publisher
[the Proprietors]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1785?
image_date
1785?
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; vol. 2, following p. 1160
image_function
plate; vol. 2, following p. 1160
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
15.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
15.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
26.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
26.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
35.8 cm.
page_dimensions_height
35.8 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
23.2 cm.
page_dimensions_width
23.2 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:
Native Americans or enslaved Black people dive and collect pearl oysters from boats or canoes. In the background, a group of Native Americans offer pearls and oysters to Europeans. Includes tents and boats.
description
Native Americans or enslaved Black people dive and collect pearl oysters from boats or canoes. In the background, a group of Native Americans offer pearls and oysters to Europeans. Includes tents and boats.
Description
false
Source creator:
Moore, John Hamilton, d. 1807
source_creator
Moore, John Hamilton, d. 1807
Source creator
false
Source Title:
A new and complete collection of voyages and travels ... Vol. II
source_title
A new and complete collection of voyages and travels ... Vol. II
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for the Proprietors: And Sold by Alexander Hogg, at No. 16, Pater-noster Row
source_publisher
Printed for the Proprietors: And Sold by Alexander Hogg, at No. 16, Pater-noster Row
Source publisher
false
Source date:
[ca. 1785?]
source_date
[ca. 1785?]
Source date
false
notes:
Between 1513 and 1540, the number of pearls taken from the pearl islands off of the coast of Venezuela alone approached 120 million. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
Between 1513 and 1540, the number of pearls taken from the pearl islands off of the coast of Venezuela alone approached 120 million. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1980.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1980.
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:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Pearl industry and trade--Venezuela
subject_heads
Pearl industry and trade--Venezuela
Subject headings
false