COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
05762
accession_no
05762
Accession number
false
Record number:
05762-1
record_number
05762-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D822 R662
jcb_call_no
D822 R662
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Angostura.
image_title
Angostura.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
I. Clark
creator1
I. Clark
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
Sc.
creator1_role
Sc.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Black, Young & Young, Tavistock St. Covent Garden
image_publisher
Black, Young & Young, Tavistock St. Covent Garden
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1822
image_date
1822
Image date
false
Image function:
frontispiece
image_function
frontispiece
Image function
false
Technique:
etching, aquatint
technique
etching, aquatint
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
10.4 cm.
image_dimensions_height
10.4 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
18 cm.
image_dimensions_width
18 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
21.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
21.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
12.2 cm.
page_dimensions_width
12.2 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
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Description:
View of the port of Angostura, present-day Ciudad Bolívar, in Venezuela. Includes dwellings, church, ships, and boats.
description
View of the port of Angostura, present-day Ciudad Bolívar, in Venezuela. Includes dwellings, church, ships, and boats.
Description
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Source creator:
Robinson, J. H., surgeon
source_creator
Robinson, J. H., surgeon
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Journal of an expedition 1400 miles up the Orinoco and 300 up the Arauca; ..
source_title
Journal of an expedition 1400 miles up the Orinoco and 300 up the Arauca; ..
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
For Black, Young and Young, Foreign Booksellers, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden.
source_publisher
For Black, Young and Young, Foreign Booksellers, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden.
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCCXXII. [1822]
source_date
MDCCCXXII. [1822]
Source date
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notes:
Angostura [Ciudad Bolívar] is on the Orinoco River and was originally called Santo Tomé de Guayana de Angostura del Orinoco. It was the headquarters for the revolutionary government during its war for independence from Spain. In 1819, the Congress of Angostura declared Simón Bolívar president of Venezuela.Advertisement states that the author wished his name to be concealed, because he was critical of the people and government of Venezuela. His journey "in support of the South American Patriots" began in late 1817.Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
Angostura [Ciudad Bolívar] is on the Orinoco River and was originally called Santo Tomé de Guayana de Angostura del Orinoco. It was the headquarters for the revolutionary government during its war for independence from Spain. In 1819, the Congress of Angostura declared Simón Bolívar president of Venezuela.Advertisement states that the author wished his name to be concealed, because he was critical of the people and government of Venezuela. His journey "in support of the South American Patriots" began in late 1817.Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
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:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Harbors--Venezuela
subject_heads
Harbors--Venezuela
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Orinoco River (Venezuela and Colombia)
subject_heads
Orinoco River (Venezuela and Colombia)
Subject headings
false