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:
69-02
accession_no
69-02
Accession number
false
Record number:
69-02-2
record_number
69-02-2
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D823 .M462t
jcb_call_no
D823 .M462t
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[top] Peon catching cattle. [bottom] Ploughing for wheat. Ostrich nest.
image_title
[top] Peon catching cattle. [bottom] Ploughing for wheat. Ostrich nest.
Image title
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown]
image_publisher
[Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1823]
image_date
[1823]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 32
image_function
plate; following p. 32
Image function
false
Technique:
etching, aquatint, hand coloring
technique
etching, aquatint, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
15.1 cm.
image_dimensions_height
15.1 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
10.4 cm.
image_dimensions_width
10.4 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
21.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
21.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
13.4 cm.
page_dimensions_width
13.4 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:
[top] A gaucho or cowboy on horseback lassos cattle. Includes a palisade or stockade for cattle. [bottom] A man plows a field using an oxen-drawn plow. Also includes dwelling, and an ostrich and nest.
description
[top] A gaucho or cowboy on horseback lassos cattle. Includes a palisade or stockade for cattle. [bottom] A man plows a field using an oxen-drawn plow. Also includes dwelling, and an ostrich and nest.
Description
false
Source creator:
Mawe, John, 1764-1829
source_creator
Mawe, John, 1764-1829
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Travels in the interior of Brazil, particularly in the gold and diamond districts of that country
source_title
Travels in the interior of Brazil, particularly in the gold and diamond districts of that country
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row; and sold by the author
source_publisher
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row; and sold by the author
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1823
source_date
1823
Source date
false
notes:
Mawe is credited with being the first to describe the diamond and gold mines of Brazil. He was the first foreigner to be granted a license to visit the rich mining areas of Minas Gerais.
notes
Mawe is credited with being the first to describe the diamond and gold mines of Brazil. He was the first foreigner to be granted a license to visit the rich mining areas of Minas Gerais.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1968.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1968.
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:
Brazil
geographic_areas
Brazil
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Gauchos--Brazil
subject_heads
Gauchos--Brazil
Subject headings
false