Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [The small Bittern.] Ardea Stellaris; Fracinus &c.
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Accession number:
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15280
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Record number:
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15280-21
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JCB call number:
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D731 C359n / 3-SIZE
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Image title:
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[The small Bittern.] Ardea Stellaris; Fracinus &c.
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Creator 1:
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Mark Catesby
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Creator 1 dates:
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1683-1749
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[Mark Catesby, W. Innys, R. Manby, Mr. Haksbee]
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Image date:
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[1731]
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Image function:
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plate 80; vol.1
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Technique:
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etching, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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25.8 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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35.2 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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51.3 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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35.3 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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Latin
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Description:
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Green heron on the branch of a white ash.
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Source creator:
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Catesby, Mark , 1683-1749
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Source Title:
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The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants ...
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed at the Expence of the Author; and Sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, ... by Mr. Hauksbee, ... and by the Author ...
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Source date:
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MDCCXXXI. [1731]
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notes:
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Scientific name: Butorides virescens. Cateby incorrectly identifies this bird as a small bittern; Feduccia identifies this bird as a Green-backed heron, Butorides striatus. Feduccia identifies the plant as being Fraxinus americana.Catesby's monogram is included on this plate. Title of image from text opposite plate.Image placed horizontally on page.
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Time Period:
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1701-1750
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References:
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http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Green_Heron.html (Jan. 2007), Feduccia, A. Catesby's birds, p. 25
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1929.
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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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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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Subject headings:
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Birds
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Subject headings:
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Natural history
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Subject headings:
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Ornithology
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