Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: A S. W. View of the college in Providence, together with the President's House & Gardens.
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Accession number:
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30743
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Record number:
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30743
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JCB call number:
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Un79 L581s
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Image title:
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A S. W. View of the college in Providence, together with the President's House & Gardens.
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Creator 1:
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David Leonard
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Creator 1 role:
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del.
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Creator 2:
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Samuel Hill
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Creator 2 dates:
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d. 1804
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Creator 2 role:
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sculpt.
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Image publisher:
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[Boston?]
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Image date:
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[1795?]
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Image function:
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print
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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16.8 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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27 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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27.5 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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View of College Edifice (now University Hall) and the president's house of present-day Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Also includes groups of people conversing, a dwelling, and a well.
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notes:
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This image, one of only two known views of Brown University, was designed by David Leonard, who graduated from Brown in 1792. It was the first published view of the largest building constructed in colonial Rhode Island.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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References:
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John Carter Brown Library, Annual Report, 1951, p. 52; http://library.brown.edu/cds/images_of_brown/emlen/ (March 2012)
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1950.
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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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Brown University
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