Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: 1. Zapota ou Sapotier 2. Sapotille. 3. Cacaotier. 4. Cacao.
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Accession number:
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09519
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Record number:
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09519-17
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JCB call number:
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E746 P944h / 1-SIZE
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Image title:
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1. Zapota ou Sapotier 2. Sapotille. 3. Cacaotier. 4. Cacao.
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[Didot]
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Image date:
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[1754]
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Image function:
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plate; vol. 12, following p. 594
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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20.9 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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17.6 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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25.4 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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19.5 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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French, Spanish
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Description:
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Branch, fruit, flower, and cross-section of fruit of the sapote tree and branch, cross section of fruit, and fruit of the cocao. Items are numbered for identification in key at top of image.
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Source creator:
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Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763
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Source Title:
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[Histoire générale des voyages] Histoire générale des voyages, ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre ... Tome douzieme
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Source place of publication:
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A Paris
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Source publisher:
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Chez Didot, Libraire, Quai des Augustins, à la Bible d'or
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Source date:
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M.DCC.LIV. [1754]
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notes:
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Black and white sapote (zapote in Spanish) trees are discussed on pp. 604-605 of the text. White sapote is Casimiroa edulis, and black sapote, actually related to the persimmon, is Diospyros digna. Text discusses the value and uses of the plants.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1870.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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Subject headings:
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Natural history--Mexico
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Subject headings:
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Cacao
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Subject headings:
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Botany--Mexico
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