Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [View of Grenada]
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Accession number:
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05797
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Record number:
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05797-1
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JCB call number:
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D808 C682
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Image title:
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[View of Grenada]
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[Thomas Coke]
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Image date:
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[1810]
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; vol. 2, following p. 46
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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15.1 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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32.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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22.1 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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38 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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Description:
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View of Grenada showing a settlement in the distance, harbor, fortifications, and ships. In the foreground, Black people walk and sit in front of a dwelling. Also includes European men and women walking and viewing the scene.
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Source creator:
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Coke, Thomas, 1747-1814
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Source Title:
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A history of the West Indies ... Vol. II
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed for the author, and to be had of the Rev. Mr. Blanchard, 14, City Road
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Source date:
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1810
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notes:
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Text discusses the history and situation of Grenada and the Grenadines.Rev. Coke was the superintendent of the Methodist missions in the West Indies and was known as Father of the Methodist missions. Coke made his first mission to the West Indies in 1786 and continued making further visits until 1793.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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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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Caribbean Islands
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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Black people--Missions--West Indies
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Subject headings:
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Wesleyan Methodist Church--Missions--West Indies
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