COLLECTION NAME:
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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:
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0649
accession_no
0649
Accession number
false
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Record number:
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0649-8
record_number
0649-8
Record number
false
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JCB call number:
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B554 C569pb (copy 2)
jcb_call_no
B554 C569pb (copy 2)
JCB call number
false
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Image title:
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Cerro de Potosi
image_title
Cerro de Potosi
Image title
false
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Place image published:
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[Antwerp]
place_image_published
[Antwerp]
Place image published
false
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Image publisher:
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[Jean Bellère]
image_publisher
[Jean Bellère]
Image publisher
false
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Image date:
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[1554]
image_date
[1554]
Image date
false
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Image function:
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illustration; recto leaf 260
image_function
illustration; recto leaf 260
Image function
false
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Technique:
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woodcut
technique
woodcut
Technique
false
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Image dimension height:
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5 cm.
image_dimensions_height
5 cm.
Image dimension height
false
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Image dimension width:
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6.4 cm.
image_dimensions_width
6.4 cm.
Image dimension width
false
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Page dimension height:
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14.5 cm.
page_dimensions_height
14.5 cm.
Page dimension height
false
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Page dimension width:
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8.9 cm.
page_dimensions_width
8.9 cm.
Page dimension width
false
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Materials medium:
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ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
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Materials support:
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paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
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Languages:
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Spanish
languages
Spanish
Languages
false
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Description:
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Town and mountain of Potosí. Includes a view of the churches, dwellings, and town square (with decapitated head on a pike) of the settlement. Also includes river and paths up the mountain along with an indication of the different veins of silver.
description
Town and mountain of Potosí. Includes a view of the churches, dwellings, and town square (with decapitated head on a pike) of the settlement. Also includes river and paths up the mountain along with an indication of the different veins of silver.
Description
false
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Source creator:
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Cieza de León, Pedro de, 1518-1560
source_creator
Cieza de León, Pedro de, 1518-1560
Source creator
false
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Source Title:
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[La chronica de Peru. Part 1] Chronica del Peru ...
source_title
[La chronica de Peru. Part 1] Chronica del Peru ...
Source Title
false
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Source place of publication:
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An Anvers [Antwerp]
source_place_of_publication
An Anvers [Antwerp]
Source place of publication
false
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Source publisher:
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Por Juan Bellero ala enseña del Salmon
source_publisher
Por Juan Bellero ala enseña del Salmon
Source publisher
false
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Source date:
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M. D. LIIII. [1554]
source_date
M. D. LIIII. [1554]
Source date
false
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notes:
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The mines at Potosí in Peru were discovered by Diego Hualca in 1544. The silver mines there were among the richest in the world.
notes
The mines at Potosí in Peru were discovered by Diego Hualca in 1544. The silver mines there were among the richest in the world.
notes
false
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Time Period:
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1492-1600
time_period
1492-1600
Time Period
false
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1870.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870.
Provenance/Donor
false
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Owner and copyright:
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©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
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
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Subject headings:
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Silver mines and mining
subject_heads
Silver mines and mining
Subject headings
false
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Subject headings:
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Potosí (Peru)--Description and travel
subject_heads
Potosí (Peru)--Description and travel
Subject headings
false
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Subject headings:
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Mines and mineral resources--Peru
subject_heads
Mines and mineral resources--Peru
Subject headings
false
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