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:
06782
accession_no
06782
Accession number
false
Record number:
06782-1
record_number
06782-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
E719 V975a
jcb_call_no
E719 V975a
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Roucou
image_title
Roucou
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Amsterdam]
place_image_published
[Amsterdam]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Etienne Roger]
image_publisher
[Etienne Roger]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1719]
image_date
[1719]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; following p. 98
image_function
fold-out plate; following p. 98
Image function
false
Technique:
etching, engraving
technique
etching, engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
9.5 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_height
9.5 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
9.9 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_width
9.9 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
16.2 cm.
page_dimensions_height
16.2 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
12.4 cm.
page_dimensions_width
12.4 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
French
languages
French
Languages
false
Description:
The annatto tree with its leaves, fruit, and flowers. A native American stands next to it.
description
The annatto tree with its leaves, fruit, and flowers. A native American stands next to it.
Description
false
Source Title:
Voyages aux côtes de Guinée & en Amerique.
source_title
Voyages aux côtes de Guinée & en Amerique.
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
A Amsterdam
source_place_of_publication
A Amsterdam
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
aux depens d'Etienne Roger, marchand libraire...
source_publisher
aux depens d'Etienne Roger, marchand libraire...
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCXIX. [1719]
source_date
MDCCXIX. [1719]
Source date
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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
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
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.uni-graz… (Apr. 2006)
references_
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/eng/Bixa_ore.html (Apr. 2006)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870.
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:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Annatto tree
subject_heads
Annatto tree
Subject headings
false