Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Conveyance of tobacco to market]
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Accession number:
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35273
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Record number:
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35273-4
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JCB call number:
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D800 T218h
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Image title:
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[Conveyance of tobacco to market]
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Creator 1:
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W. Newman
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Creator 1 role:
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Delt. sc.
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[Vernor and Hood, by T. Bensley]
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Image date:
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[1800]
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 54
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Technique:
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etching, engraving
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Image dimension height:
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15.6 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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9.3 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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22.5 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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13.1 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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Description:
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Views of ways to convey tobacco to market, a. by carrying tobacco in canoes, b. by conveying tobacco on "upland boats.", c. conveying by horse-drawn wagons, d. by pulling a great case behind horses. Includes tobacco casks or hogsheads. Items lettered for identification in preface.
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Source creator:
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Tatham, William, 1752-1819
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Source Title:
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An historical and practical essay on the culture and commerce of tobacco
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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 Vernor and Hood, 31, Poultry, By T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street
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Source date:
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1800
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notes:
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This is the earliest illustration of a boat believed to be a James River bateau, labeled here an "upland boat."
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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References:
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http://www.batteaufestival.com/river/rucker.asp (Dec. 2005)
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1874.
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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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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Tobacco industry
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