COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
03093
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03093
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Record number:
03093-55
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03093-55
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JCB call number:
E714 F426j / 1-SIZE
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E714 F426j / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
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Image title:
Momordica fructu striato, Laevi. vulgò Caigua
image_title
Momordica fructu striato, Laevi. vulgò Caigua
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Creator 1:
Louis Feuillée
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Louis Feuillée
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Creator 1 dates:
1660-1732
creator1_dates
1660-1732
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Creator 1 role:
Bot. Reg. del.
creator1_role
Bot. Reg. del.
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Creator 2:
P. Giffart
creator2
P. Giffart
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false
Creator 2 role:
Sculp.
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Sculp.
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false
Place image published:
[Paris]
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[Paris]
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false
Image publisher:
[Pierre Giffart]
image_publisher
[Pierre Giffart]
Image publisher
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Image date:
[1714]
image_date
[1714]
Image date
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Image function:
plate XLI; vol. 2, following p. [768]
image_function
plate XLI; vol. 2, following p. [768]
Image function
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Technique:
engraving
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engraving
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false
Image dimension height:
22.6 cm. (platemark)
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22.6 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
16.1 cm. (platemark)
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16.1 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
25.2 cm.
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25.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
18.5 cm.
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18.5 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
Latin
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Latin
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Description:
Bitter melon plant or vine, showing leaves, tendrils, fruit, flowers, and roots. Includes details of two insects.
description
Bitter melon plant or vine, showing leaves, tendrils, fruit, flowers, and roots. Includes details of two insects.
Description
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Source creator:
Feuillée, Louis, 1660-1732
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Feuillée, Louis, 1660-1732
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Source Title:
Journal des observations physiques, mathematiques, et botaniques ... Tome second
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Journal des observations physiques, mathematiques, et botaniques ... Tome second
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Source place of publication:
A Paris
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A Paris
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false
Source publisher:
Rue S. Jacques, chez Pierre Giffart, Libraire, Graveur du Roy, & de l'Académie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture
source_publisher
Rue S. Jacques, chez Pierre Giffart, Libraire, Graveur du Roy, & de l'Académie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture
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Source date:
M. DCC. XIV. [1714]
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M. DCC. XIV. [1714]
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notes:
Text (p. 754-755) describes a plant used for food and found all over Peru. Scientific name: Momordica charantia. Engraving attributed to Pierre-François Giffart (1647-1723). Father Louis Feuillée was a French botanist and member of the Académie Royal des Sciences, who served as scientist and botanist on several French expeditions.
notes
Text (p. 754-755) describes a plant used for food and found all over Peru. Scientific name: Momordica charantia. Engraving attributed to Pierre-François Giffart (1647-1723). Father Louis Feuillée was a French botanist and member of the Académie Royal des Sciences, who served as scientist and botanist on several French expeditions.
notes
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Time Period:
1701-1750
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1701-1750
Time Period
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References:
http://www.rain-tre… (Aug. 2005)
references_
http://www.rain-tree.com/bitmelon.htm (Aug. 2005)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1865.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1865.
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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
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geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
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false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
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Flora and fauna
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false
Subject headings:
Natural history--Peru
subject_heads
Natural history--Peru
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false