Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: The Yonge Palmeto Royall Le Ieune Palmite Royal
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Accession number:
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01903
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Record number:
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01903-3
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JCB call number:
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E674 R311d (copy 1)
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Image title:
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The Yonge Palmeto Royall Le Ieune Palmite Royal
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[Louïs Billaine]
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Image date:
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[1674]
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 124
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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19.6 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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14.5 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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25 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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17.5 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, English
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Description:
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A palmetto or royal palm. Includes scale.
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Source Title:
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Recueil de divers voyages faits en Afrique et en l'Amerique, qui n'ont point esté encore publiez; contenant l'origine, les moeurs, les coûtumes & le commerce des habitans de ces deux parties du monde.
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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 Louïs Billaine, dans la Grand' Salle du Palais, au second pillier, au grand Cesar.
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Source date:
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M. DC. LXXIV. [1674]
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notes:
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Perhaps a palm of the genus Roystonea. Includes translations from English, Portuguese, Latin, etc., in 8 sections. The order of the sections varies among copies, as do the order and number of leaves of plates. Compiled and edited by Henri Justel. Image taken from Richard Ligon's A true & exact history of the island of Barbados, London, 1657. See 03547-4.
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Time Period:
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1651-1700
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1854.
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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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Caribbean Islands
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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--Barbados
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Subject headings:
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Palms
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