COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
35892
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35892
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Record number:
35892-72
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35892-72
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JCB call number:
E742 L114n
jcb_call_no
E742 L114n
JCB call number
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Image title:
Plan du Fort de l'Isle de la Grenade.
image_title
Plan du Fort de l'Isle de la Grenade.
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Paris]
place_image_published
[Paris]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Guillaume Cavelier]
image_publisher
[Guillaume Cavelier]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1742]
image_date
[1742]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 6, following p. 214
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 6, following p. 214
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
13.4 cm.
image_dimensions_height
13.4 cm.
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Image dimension width:
22 cm.
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22 cm.
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Page dimension height:
16.5 cm.
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16.5 cm.
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Page dimension width:
24 cm.
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24 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
French
languages
French
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Description:
Plan of the fort on the island of Grenada. Includes location of various rooms, an outline of an ancient building, and scale. Items in the image are numbered for identification in a key at left.
description
Plan of the fort on the island of Grenada. Includes location of various rooms, an outline of an ancient building, and scale. Items in the image are numbered for identification in a key at left.
Description
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Source creator:
Labat, Jean Baptiste, 1663-1738
source_creator
Labat, Jean Baptiste, 1663-1738
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false
Source Title:
Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique ... Tome sixième
source_title
Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique ... Tome sixième
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false
Source place of publication:
A Paris
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A Paris
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false
Source publisher:
Chez Guillaume Cavelier Pere, Libraire, au Lys d'or
source_publisher
Chez Guillaume Cavelier Pere, Libraire, au Lys d'or
Source publisher
false
Source date:
M. DCC. XLII. [1742]
source_date
M. DCC. XLII. [1742]
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notes:
In 1650, the governor of Martinique, Jacques Dyel du Parquet, acquired Grenada from the native Caribs. The first fort was built on the eastern side of Grenada's harbor. As the town of Saint George expanded, another fort, named Fort Royal was built in 1666
notes
In 1650, the governor of Martinique, Jacques Dyel du Parquet, acquired Grenada from the native Caribs. The first fort was built on the eastern side of Grenada's harbor. As the town of Saint George expanded, another fort, named Fort Royal was built in 1666
notes
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Time Period:
1701-1750
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1701-1750
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References:
http://www.forts.or… (Apr. 2006)
references_
http://www.forts.org/history.htm (Apr. 2006)
References
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
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false
geographic area:
Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
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false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Fortification
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Fortification
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Grenada--Description and travel
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Grenada--Description and travel
Subject headings
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