COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
true
Accession number:
84-17
accession_no
84-17
Accession number
false
Record number:
84-17-1
record_number
84-17-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D809 P744o / 2-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D809 P744o / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Columbus]
image_title
[Columbus]
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Robert Smirke
creator1
Robert Smirke
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1752-1845
creator1_dates
1752-1845
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
pinxt.
creator1_role
pinxt.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
Edward Scriven
creator2
Edward Scriven
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 dates:
1775-1841
creator2_dates
1775-1841
Creator 2 dates
false
Creator 2 role:
sculpt.
creator2_role
sculpt.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
R. Bowyer
image_publisher
R. Bowyer
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1809
image_date
1809
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 2
image_function
plate; following p. 2
Image function
false
Technique:
stipple engraving, engraving
technique
stipple engraving, engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
16.6 cm.
image_dimensions_height
16.6 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
14.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
14.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
33.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
33.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
27.6 cm.
page_dimensions_width
27.6 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Christopher Columbus sits on a shore holding a rolled up document. Includes hat and buildings.
description
Christopher Columbus sits on a shore holding a rolled up document. Includes hat and buildings.
Description
false
Source creator:
Montgomery, James, 1771-1854
source_creator
Montgomery, James, 1771-1854
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Poems on the abolition of the slave trade; ...
source_title
Poems on the abolition of the slave trade; ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for R. Bowyer, the Proprietor, No. 80, Pall Mall, by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street.
source_publisher
Printed for R. Bowyer, the Proprietor, No. 80, Pall Mall, by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street.
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1809
source_date
1809
Source date
false
notes:
Poem describes Columbus as thinking a new world into being and goes on to describe the enslavement and destruction of the Carib people. Also includes poems by James Grahame, and Elizabeth Benger. Engravings are after paintings by Robert Smirke (1752-1845).
notes
Poem describes Columbus as thinking a new world into being and goes on to describe the enslavement and destruction of the Carib people. Also includes poems by James Grahame, and Elizabeth Benger. Engravings are after paintings by Robert Smirke (1752-1845).
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1984.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1984.
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
Subject Area:
Portraits
subject_groups
Portraits
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Columbus, Christopher
subject_heads
Columbus, Christopher
Subject headings
false