COLLECTION NAME:
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:
09-310b
accession_no
09-310b
Accession number
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Record number:
09-310b-5
record_number
09-310b-5
Record number
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JCB call number:
H820 C842a / 2-SIZE
jcb_call_no
H820 C842a / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Potosí]
image_title
[Potosí]
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Giuseppe Erba Odescalchi
creator1
Giuseppe Erba Odescalchi
Creator 1
false
Creator 2:
Paolo Fumagalli
creator2
Paolo Fumagalli
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
F.A.T.
creator2_role
F.A.T.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
[Milan]
place_image_published
[Milan]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Dalla tipografia dell 'editore]
image_publisher
[Dalla tipografia dell 'editore]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1821]
image_date
[1821]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; vol. 2, following p.106
image_function
plate; vol. 2, following p.106
Image function
false
Technique:
etching, aquatint, hand coloring
technique
etching, aquatint, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
19.2 cm.
image_dimensions_height
19.2 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
19.3 cm.
image_dimensions_width
19.3 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
34.4 cm.
page_dimensions_height
34.4 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
24 cm.
page_dimensions_width
24 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
View of the town of Potosí showing the church at the summit and the town at the foot of a mountain. Also includes windmills, palms, and dwellings. Men converse in the foreground.
description
View of the town of Potosí showing the church at the summit and the town at the foot of a mountain. Also includes windmills, palms, and dwellings. Men converse in the foreground.
Description
false
Source Title:
Il costume antico e moderno ... [Parte seconda]
source_title
Il costume antico e moderno ... [Parte seconda]
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Milano [Milan]
source_place_of_publication
Milano [Milan]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Dalla tipografia dell 'editore
source_publisher
Dalla tipografia dell 'editore
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1821
source_date
1821
Source date
false
notes:
The mines at Potosí were discovered by Diego Hualca in 1544. The silver mines there were among the richest in the world. Cf. 03390-1 and 01631-7. Series edited by Giulio Ferrario. The title page identifies the illustrator as Giuseppe Erba Odescalchi. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
The mines at Potosí were discovered by Diego Hualca in 1544. The silver mines there were among the richest in the world. Cf. 03390-1 and 01631-7. Series edited by Giulio Ferrario. The title page identifies the illustrator as Giuseppe Erba Odescalchi. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 2009.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 2009.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©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
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Mines and mineral resources--Peru
subject_heads
Mines and mineral resources--Peru
Subject headings
false