COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images mediaCollectionId JCB~1~1 JCB Archive of Early American Images Collection true
Record
Accession number:
64-27 accession_no 64-27 Accession number false
Record number:
64-27-3 record_number 64-27-3 Record number false
JCB call number:
D756 B883c / 2-SIZE jcb_call_no D756 B883c / 2-SIZE JCB call number false
Image title:
[Justicia, unknown plant, and Petesia ] image_title [Justicia, unknown plant, and Petesia ] Image title false
Creator 1:
Georg Dionysius Ehret creator1 Georg Dionysius Ehret Creator 1 false
Creator 1 dates:
1708-1770 creator1_dates 1708-1770 Creator 1 dates false
Creator 1 role:
delin creator1_role delin Creator 1 role false
Creator 2:
H Roberts creator2 H Roberts Creator 2 false
Creator 2 role:
Sculp creator2_role Sculp Creator 2 role false
Place image published:
[London] place_image_published [London] Place image published false
Image publisher:
[T. Osborne and J. Shipton] image_publisher [T. Osborne and J. Shipton] Image publisher false
Image date:
1754 image_date 1754 Image date false
Image function:
plate 2; following p. 374 image_function plate 2; following p. 374 Image function false
Technique:
engraving technique engraving Technique false
Image dimension height:
31.4 cm. (platemark) image_dimensions_height 31.4 cm. (platemark) Image dimension height false
Image dimension width:
19.5 cm. image_dimensions_width 19.5 cm. Image dimension width false
Page dimension height:
35 cm. page_dimensions_height 35 cm. Page dimension height false
Page dimension width:
22 cm. page_dimensions_width 22 cm. Page dimension width false
Materials medium:
ink materials_medium ink Materials medium false
Materials support:
paper materials_support paper Materials support false
Inscription:
l.c.: 1. Justicia 2. Pstoria ... 3. ... inscription l.c.: 1. Justicia 2. Pstoria ... 3. ... Inscription false
Description:
Figure 1 depicts a branch of Justicia; figure 3 depicts a branch of Petesia. Includes details of their flowers. description Figure 1 depicts a branch of Justicia; figure 3 depicts a branch of Petesia. Includes details of their flowers. Description false
Source creator:
Browne, Patrick, 1720?-1790 source_creator Browne, Patrick, 1720?-1790 Source creator false
Source Title:
The civil and natural history of Jamaica. ... source_title The civil and natural history of Jamaica. ... Source Title false
Source place of publication:
London source_place_of_publication London Source place of publication false
Source publisher:
Printed for the author; and sold by T. Osborne, and J. Shipton, in Gray's-Inn. source_publisher Printed for the author; and sold by T. Osborne, and J. Shipton, in Gray's-Inn. Source publisher false
Source date:
MDCCLVI [1756] source_date MDCCLVI [1756] Source date false
notes:
Justicia may be Justicia pectoralis (Fresh Cut), a member of the Acanthaceae family that is used in folk-medicine for the treatment of cuts and other ailments, including colic, consumption and flu.Engraver may be Henry Roberts, British, ca. 1710-after 1790.Image title from pp. 118, and 143, of text.In the plates the letter (a) indicates the empalement or cup; (b) the flower; (c) the filaments with their antherae; (d) the style and stigma; and (e), (f), and (g) the germen, fruit and seeds.Browne was an Irish medical doctor who settled in Jamaica in 1746. There he collected 1200 species of plants, 400 more than Sloane. He retired to Ireland in 1771. notes Justicia may be Justicia pectoralis (Fresh Cut), a member of the Acanthaceae family that is used in folk-medicine for the treatment of cuts and other ailments, including colic, consumption and flu.Engraver may be Henry Roberts, British, ca. 1710-after 1790.Image title from pp. 118, and 143, of text.In the plates the letter (a) indicates the empalement or cup; (b) the flower; (c) the filaments with their antherae; (d) the style and stigma; and (e), (f), and (g) the germen, fruit and seeds.Browne was an Irish medical doctor who settled in Jamaica in 1746. There he collected 1200 species of plants, 400 more than Sloane. He retired to Ireland in 1771. notes false
Time Period:
1751-1800 time_period 1751-1800 Time Period false
References:
http://wwwchem.uwim… (Oct. 2007) references_ http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/lectures/herbrem.html (Oct. 2007) References false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1963; former collections of William Charles de Meuron, Earl Fitzwiliam; Charles William de Meuron, Earl Fitzwilliam; Mary, Marchioness of Rockingham. provenance_or_donor Acquired in 1963; former collections of William Charles de Meuron, Earl Fitzwiliam; Charles William de Meuron, Earl Fitzwilliam; Mary, Marchioness of Rockingham. 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:
Caribbean Islands geographic_areas Caribbean Islands geographic area false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna subject_groups Flora and fauna Subject Area false
Subject headings:
Justicia subject_heads Justicia Subject headings false
Subject headings:
Natural history--Jamaica subject_heads Natural history--Jamaica Subject headings false
Subject headings:
Botany--Jamaica subject_heads Botany--Jamaica Subject headings false

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