COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
mediaCollectionId
JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
true
Accession number:
30837
accession_no
30837
Accession number
false
Record number:
30837-1
record_number
30837-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D794 N532c / 2-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D794 N532c / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Allegory of travel writing]
image_title
[Allegory of travel writing]
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Hamilton
creator1
Hamilton
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
delin.
creator1_role
delin.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
Scott
creator2
Scott
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
sculpt.
creator2_role
sculpt.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Alex. Hogg
image_publisher
Alex. Hogg
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1794
image_date
1794
Image date
false
Image function:
frontispiece
image_function
frontispiece
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
37 cm.
image_dimensions_height
37 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
22.9 cm.
image_dimensions_width
22.9 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
39.5 cm. (including page to which frontis. is pasted)
page_dimensions_height
39.5 cm. (including page to which frontis. is pasted)
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
24 cm.
page_dimensions_width
24 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
The personification of history sits on a bale of goods writing in a book. From a cornucopia at her feet come the names of explorers such as Drake, King, White, Phillips, and others. Behind her is a globe with angels flying around it using dividers and a p
description
The personification of history sits on a bale of goods writing in a book. From a cornucopia at her feet come the names of explorers such as Drake, King, White, Phillips, and others. Behind her is a globe with angels flying around it using dividers and a p
Description
false
Source Title:
A new, complete, and universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels to all the various parts of the world.
source_title
A new, complete, and universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels to all the various parts of the world.
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for Alex. Hogg, at the King's-Arms, No. 16, Paternoster-Row; ...
source_publisher
Printed for Alex. Hogg, at the King's-Arms, No. 16, Paternoster-Row; ...
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1794
source_date
1794
Source date
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Visual categories:
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
visual_categories
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
Visual categories
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1950.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1950.
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:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Emblems--America
subject_heads
Emblems--America
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Allegories
subject_heads
Allegories
Subject headings
false