COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
72-196
accession_no
72-196
Accession number
false
Record number:
72-196-15
record_number
72-196-15
Record number
false
JCB call number:
C798 V441f
jcb_call_no
C798 V441f
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Indigoeira tintureira.
image_title
Indigoeira tintureira.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Freitas
creator1
Freitas
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
grav.
creator1_role
grav.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[Lisbon]
place_image_published
[Lisbon]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Royal Press]
image_publisher
[Royal Press]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1806]
image_date
[1806]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate 1; vol. 2, part 1, following p. 32
image_function
plate 1; vol. 2, part 1, following p. 32
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
14.8 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_height
14.8 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
9.2 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_width
9.2 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
17.2 cm.
page_dimensions_height
17.2 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
10.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
10.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
Portuguese
languages
Portuguese
Languages
false
Description:
Indigo plant showing leaves and flowers. Includes detail of flower and seed pods.
description
Indigo plant showing leaves and flowers. Includes detail of flower and seed pods.
Description
false
Source creator:
Velloso, José Mariano da Conceiçao, 1742-1811
source_creator
Velloso, José Mariano da Conceiçao, 1742-1811
Source creator
false
Source Title:
[Fazendeiro do Brazil] O fazendeiro do Brazil ... Tom. II. Parte I
source_title
[Fazendeiro do Brazil] O fazendeiro do Brazil ... Tom. II. Parte I
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Lisboa [Lisbon]
source_place_of_publication
Lisboa [Lisbon]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Na Impressam Regia
source_publisher
Na Impressam Regia
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1806
source_date
1806
Source date
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notes:
Indigofera is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae from which indigo dye is produced. The scientific name of the variety native to South and Central America is Indigofera suffructicosa.A noted botantist, Velloso was appointed director of the press, Arco do Cego, incorporated in 1798 into the royal printing office. Meant to modernize the Portuguese empire, the Arco do Cego published at least 80 works in three years on various topics, including agriculture, navigation, and medicine.
notes
Indigofera is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae from which indigo dye is produced. The scientific name of the variety native to South and Central America is Indigofera suffructicosa.A noted botantist, Velloso was appointed director of the press, Arco do Cego, incorporated in 1798 into the royal printing office. Meant to modernize the Portuguese empire, the Arco do Cego published at least 80 works in three years on various topics, including agriculture, navigation, and medicine.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1972.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1972.
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:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indigo
subject_heads
Indigo
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Indigofera
subject_heads
Indigofera
Subject headings
false