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:
34575
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34575
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Record number:
34575-1
record_number
34575-1
Record number
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JCB call number:
D778 R968h / 1-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D778 R968h / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
The discovery of America
image_title
The discovery of America
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Edward Edwards
creator1
Edward Edwards
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1738-1806
creator1_dates
1738-1806
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
del.
creator1_role
del.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
W. Walker
creator2
W. Walker
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
sc.
creator2_role
sc.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Fielding & Walker
image_publisher
Fielding & Walker
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1778
image_date
1778
Image date
false
Image function:
frontispiece; vol. 1
image_function
frontispiece; vol. 1
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
21.8 cm.
image_dimensions_height
21.8 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
13.6 cm.
image_dimensions_width
13.6 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
25.9 cm.
page_dimensions_height
25.9 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
19.7 cm.
page_dimensions_width
19.7 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
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Description:
Christopher Columbus's landfall in the New World. He strikes the ground with a sword to claim the land for Spain while some of his men kiss the ground. A group of native Americans stand nearby. Also includes spears, flag with the royal coat of arms of Spain, bow, guns or muskets, ship.
description
Christopher Columbus's landfall in the New World. He strikes the ground with a sword to claim the land for Spain while some of his men kiss the ground. A group of native Americans stand nearby. Also includes spears, flag with the royal coat of arms of Spain, bow, guns or muskets, ship.
Description
false
Source creator:
Russell, William, 1741-1793
source_creator
Russell, William, 1741-1793
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus ... Volume I.
source_title
The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus ... Volume I.
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for Fielding and Walker, no. 20, Pater-noster-Row
source_publisher
Printed for Fielding and Walker, no. 20, Pater-noster-Row
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]
source_date
MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]
Source date
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1874.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1874.
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:
Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
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:
First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners
subject_heads
First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Columbus, Christopher
subject_heads
Columbus, Christopher
Subject headings
false