COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
02988
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02988
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Record number:
02988-2
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02988-2
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JCB call number:
D823 S423j
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D823 S423j
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Image title:
Optical Phenomena of Unequal Refraction Fig. 1.-July 9th. Fig. 2.-July 9th.
image_title
Optical Phenomena of Unequal Refraction Fig. 1.-July 9th. Fig. 2.-July 9th.
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Creator 1:
W.H. Lizars
creator1
W.H. Lizars
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Creator 1 role:
sculpt.
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sculpt.
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Place image published:
Edinr [Edinburgh]
place_image_published
Edinr [Edinburgh]
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false
Image publisher:
A. Constable & Co.
image_publisher
A. Constable & Co.
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1823
image_date
1823
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Image function:
Plate IV [4]; following p. 472
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Plate IV [4]; following p. 472
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false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
16.7 cm. (both images)
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16.7 cm. (both images)
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Image dimension width:
11.5 cm.
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11.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
21.5 cm.
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21.5 cm.
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Page dimension width:
13 cm.
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13 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
English
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English
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Description:
Optical illusions caused by the unequal refraction of sunlight on July 9, 1823.
description
Optical illusions caused by the unequal refraction of sunlight on July 9, 1823.
Description
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Source creator:
Scoresby, William, 1789-1857
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Scoresby, William, 1789-1857
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Source Title:
Journal of a voyage to the northern whale-fishery; including researches and discoveries on the eastern coast of west Greenland, made in the summer of 1822 ...
source_title
Journal of a voyage to the northern whale-fishery; including researches and discoveries on the eastern coast of west Greenland, made in the summer of 1822 ...
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Source place of publication:
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Source publisher:
Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson and Co. Cheapside, London.
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Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson and Co. Cheapside, London.
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Source date:
1823
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1823
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notes:
Scoresby describes the optical effects as occurring in bright morning sunlight. In figure 1, distant objects were strangely distorted, and inverted images of ships appeared in the air. In figure 2, heights of distant ships were distorted.William Scoresby, born in Yorkshire of a father who made his fortune in whaling, became an Arctic explorer and, later, a clergyman. His observations of natural phenomena contributed to the understanding of Arctic conditions. He also mapped and charted the east coast of Greenland on his voyage there in 1823.The engraver is probably William Home Lizars, Scottish painter and engraver (1788-1859).
notes
Scoresby describes the optical effects as occurring in bright morning sunlight. In figure 1, distant objects were strangely distorted, and inverted images of ships appeared in the air. In figure 2, heights of distant ships were distorted.William Scoresby, born in Yorkshire of a father who made his fortune in whaling, became an Arctic explorer and, later, a clergyman. His observations of natural phenomena contributed to the understanding of Arctic conditions. He also mapped and charted the east coast of Greenland on his voyage there in 1823.The engraver is probably William Home Lizars, Scottish painter and engraver (1788-1859).
notes
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Time Period:
1801-1850
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1801-1850
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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
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geographic area:
Arctic
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Arctic
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Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
Meteorological optics--Greenland
subject_heads
Meteorological optics--Greenland
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