COLLECTION NAME:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
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06944
accession_no
06944
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Record number:
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06944-66
record_number
06944-66
Record number
false
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JCB call number:
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D796 S812n / 1-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D796 S812n / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
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Image title:
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[top] View of the Settlement called the Jew's Savannah. [bottom] View of the Blue Bergh called Mount Parnassus.
image_title
[top] View of the Settlement called the Jew's Savannah. [bottom] View of the Blue Bergh called Mount Parnassus.
Image title
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Place image published:
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London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
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Image publisher:
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J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard
image_publisher
J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard
Image publisher
false
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Image date:
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Decr. 1st. 1791
image_date
Decr. 1st. 1791
Image date
false
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Image function:
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plate 70; vol. 2, following p. 292
image_function
plate 70; vol. 2, following p. 292
Image function
false
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
false
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Image dimension height:
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16.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
16.3 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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13 cm.
image_dimensions_width
13 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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29 cm.
page_dimensions_height
29 cm.
Page dimension height
false
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Page dimension width:
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22.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
22.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
false
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Materials support:
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paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
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Languages:
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English
languages
English
Languages
false
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Description:
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[top] View of the Jewish Savannah on the Surinam River. Built environment includes a tent-boat, other boats, and dwellings. [bottom] View of a settlement at the base of a blue mountain. Built environment includes dwellings and tent boat being pulled by two enslaved Black people.
description
[top] View of the Jewish Savannah on the Surinam River. Built environment includes a tent-boat, other boats, and dwellings. [bottom] View of a settlement at the base of a blue mountain. Built environment includes dwellings and tent boat being pulled by two enslaved Black people.
Description
false
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Source creator:
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Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797
source_creator
Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797
Source creator
false
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Source Title:
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Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam ... Vol. II.
source_title
Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam ... Vol. II.
Source Title
false
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Source place of publication:
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London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
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Source publisher:
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Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & J. Edwards, Pall Mall
source_publisher
Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & J. Edwards, Pall Mall
Source publisher
false
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Source date:
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1796
source_date
1796
Source date
false
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notes:
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The Jewish Savannah, the first permanent Jewish settlement in the New World, was settled first by Portuguese Jews between 1635 and 1639. During the first half of the eighteenth century, the 2,000 inhabitants of the Jewish Savannah constituted half of Suriname's white population.
notes
The Jewish Savannah, the first permanent Jewish settlement in the New World, was settled first by Portuguese Jews between 1635 and 1639. During the first half of the eighteenth century, the 2,000 inhabitants of the Jewish Savannah constituted half of Suriname's white population.
notes
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1874.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1874.
Provenance/Donor
false
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Owner and copyright:
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©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
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Commentary:
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commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
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geographic area:
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Guianas
geographic_areas
Guianas
geographic area
false
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
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Subject headings:
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Suriname--Description and travel
subject_heads
Suriname--Description and travel
Subject headings
false
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