COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
70-102
accession_no
70-102
Accession number
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Record number:
70-102-6
record_number
70-102-6
Record number
false
JCB call number:
B809 G918p
jcb_call_no
B809 G918p
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Two men carry pillars to royalty]
image_title
[Two men carry pillars to royalty]
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Francisco Cabrera
creator1
Francisco Cabrera
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
gravò en
creator1_role
gravò en
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
Guatemala
place_image_published
Guatemala
Place image published
false
Image date:
[1809]
image_date
[1809]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate 25; following p. 146
image_function
plate 25; following p. 146
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
17.1 cm.
image_dimensions_height
17.1 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
18.7 cm.
image_dimensions_width
18.7 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
19.7 cm.
page_dimensions_height
19.7 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
13.8 cm.
page_dimensions_width
13.8 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
Spanish
languages
Spanish
Languages
false
Description:
Two men carry the pillars of Hercules to plant them on new shores where royalty rest upon the shield of Guatemala (with volcanoes and a soldier on horseback). The pillars read, "For Castile and Leon" and "New World discovered by Columbus." An angel holds a tablet representing Ferdinand VII.
description
Two men carry the pillars of Hercules to plant them on new shores where royalty rest upon the shield of Guatemala (with volcanoes and a soldier on horseback). The pillars read, "For Castile and Leon" and "New World discovered by Columbus." An angel holds a tablet representing Ferdinand VII.
Description
false
Source Title:
Guatemala por Fernando Septimo el dia 12 de diciembre de 1808
source_title
Guatemala por Fernando Septimo el dia 12 de diciembre de 1808
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
[Guatemala]
source_place_of_publication
[Guatemala]
Source place of publication
false
Source date:
[1809]
source_date
[1809]
Source date
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notes:
Ferdinand VII ascended to the Spanish throne in 1808 after his father's forced abdication. He reigned for a few months before he was made prisoner by Napoleon Bonaparte for five years. In 1813, he was restored to the throne and remained king until 1833. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
Ferdinand VII ascended to the Spanish throne in 1808 after his father's forced abdication. He reigned for a few months before he was made prisoner by Napoleon Bonaparte for five years. In 1813, he was restored to the throne and remained king until 1833. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Visual categories:
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
visual_categories
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
Visual categories
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1970.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1970.
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
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Emblems--Guatemala
subject_heads
Emblems--Guatemala
Subject headings
false