COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
05673
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05673
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Record number:
05673-5
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05673-5
Record number
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JCB call number:
D812 M462 / 1-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D812 M462 / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
A View of the manner in which the bed of the River Jigitonhonha is laid dry by an Aqueduct, in order to search for Diamonds.
image_title
A View of the manner in which the bed of the River Jigitonhonha is laid dry by an Aqueduct, in order to search for Diamonds.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
John Mawe
creator1
John Mawe
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1764-1829
creator1_dates
1764-1829
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
from a sketch by
creator1_role
from a sketch by
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
M. Lowry
creator2
M. Lowry
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
drawn by
creator2_role
drawn by
Creator 2 role
false
Creator 3:
W. Woolnoth
creator3
W. Woolnoth
Creator 3
false
Creator 3 role:
Sculpt.
creator3_role
Sculpt.
Creator 3 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Longman & Co.
image_publisher
Longman & Co.
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1812
image_date
1812
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 220
image_function
plate; following p. 220
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
15 cm.
image_dimensions_height
15 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
20.3 cm.
image_dimensions_width
20.3 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
26.9 cm.
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26.9 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
21 cm.
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21 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
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paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
View of a river bed drained dry by means of an aqueduct. Includes a black man [slave?] bending over the river bend, a sluice, and waterwheel.
description
View of a river bed drained dry by means of an aqueduct. Includes a black man [slave?] bending over the river bend, a sluice, and waterwheel.
Description
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Source creator:
Mawe, John, 1764-1829
source_creator
Mawe, John, 1764-1829
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Travels in the interior of Brazil, particularly in the gold and diamond districts of that country
source_title
Travels in the interior of Brazil, particularly in the gold and diamond districts of that country
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row
source_publisher
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1812
source_date
1812
Source date
false
notes:
Mawe is credited with being the first to describe the diamond and gold mines of Brazil. He was the first foreigner to be granted a license to visit the rich mining areas of Minas Gerais. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
Mawe is credited with being the first to describe the diamond and gold mines of Brazil. He was the first foreigner to be granted a license to visit the rich mining areas of Minas Gerais. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
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
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Mines and mineral resources--Brazil
subject_heads
Mines and mineral resources--Brazil
Subject headings
false