Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Frutto dell' albero chiamato araticu.
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Accession number:
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73-36
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Record number:
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73-36-1
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JCB call number:
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H677 P498p
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Image title:
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Frutto dell' albero chiamato araticu.
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Place image published:
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[Amsterdam]
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Image publisher:
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[Jansson van Waesberge]
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Image date:
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[1677]
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Image function:
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plate; p. 91
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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19.5 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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13.8 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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22.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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19.2 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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Italian
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Description:
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Fruit, seeds, and nuts of the biriba or araticu pana tree.
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Source creator:
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Petrucci, Giuseppe, d. 1680
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Source Title:
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Prodomo [sic] apologetico alli studi Chircheriani. Opera di Gioseffo Petrucci Romano, nella quale con un' apparato di saggi diversi, si dà prova dell' esquisito studio ha tenuto ... Atanasio Chircher
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Source place of publication:
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In Amsterdam
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Source publisher:
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Presso li Janssonio-Waesbergj
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Source date:
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M D C LXXVII [1677]
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notes:
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The biriba, Rollinia mucosa, is native to Brazil and much of South America.Petrucci was a disciple of Athanasius Kircher, and his work is an eclectic assembly of various marvels of culture and nature.
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Time Period:
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1651-1700
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References:
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http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/biriba.html (Jan. 2007)
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1973.
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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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Brazil
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
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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--Brazil
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