Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Arrivée des Européens en Afrique
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Accession number:
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71-265
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Record number:
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71-265
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JCB call number:
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Fr795 F7
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Image title:
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Arrivée des Européens en Afrique
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Creator 1:
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Louis Freret
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Creator 1 dates:
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fl. 1787-1809
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Creator 1 role:
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pinxt.
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Creator 2:
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Colibert
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Creator 2 role:
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Sculp.
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Place image published:
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A Paris
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Image publisher:
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chez Depeuïlle, Md. d'Estampes, rue des Mathurins, aux deux Pilastres d'Or
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Image date:
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1795
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Image function:
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print
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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33.3 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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44.2 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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43.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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48.5 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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French
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Description:
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Europeans arrive on the shores of Africa and are greeted by Black people with birds, tusks, parrots, cages, and fruit. Includes an elephant, boat, ships, casks, feathered headdress, and monkey. A poem is printed below the title.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1971.
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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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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Africans
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