COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
06782
Record number:
06782-1
JCB call number:
E719 V975a
Image title:
Roucou
Place image published:
[Amsterdam]
Image publisher:
[Etienne Roger]
Image date:
[1719]
Image function:
fold-out plate; following p. 98
Technique:
etching, engraving
Image dimension height:
9.5 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width:
9.9 cm. (platemark)
Page dimension height:
16.2 cm.
Page dimension width:
12.4 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
French
Description:
The annatto tree with its leaves, fruit, and flowers. A native American stands next to it.
Source Title:
Voyages aux côtes de Guinée & en Amerique.
Source place of publication:
A Amsterdam
Source publisher:
aux depens d'Etienne Roger, marchand libraire...
Source date:
MDCCXIX. [1719]
notes:
The annatto tree (also known as the lipstick tree or achiote tree) is of the genus bixa and species orellana. It is native to the Caribbean and northern South America. Its leaves, bark, seeds, and roots were used for dyes, medicinal purposes, and as a spi
Time Period:
1701-1750
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
Caribbean Islands
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
Subject headings:
Annatto tree
Roucou
