Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Portuguese coat of arms and coffee plants]
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Accession number:
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72-196
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Record number:
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72-196-38
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JCB call number:
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C798 V441f
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Image title:
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[Portuguese coat of arms and coffee plants]
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Creator 1:
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Freitas
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Creator 1 role:
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fec.
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Place image published:
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[Lisbon]
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Image publisher:
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[Simão Thaddeo Ferreira]
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Image date:
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[1800]
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Image function:
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frontispiece; vol. 3, part1
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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14.7 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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9.6 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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17.3 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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10.8 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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Portuguese
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Description:
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The royal coat of arms of Portugal is shown surrounded by coffee plants. Also includes crown, books, leaves, berries, and flowers of the coffee plant.
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Source creator:
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Velloso, José Mariano da Conceiçao, 1742-1811
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Source Title:
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[Fazendeiro do Brazil] O fazendeiro do Brazil ... Tomo III. Bebidas alimentosas. Parte I
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Source place of publication:
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Lisboa [Lisbon]
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Source publisher:
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Na Officina de Simão Thaddeo Ferreira
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Source date:
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1800
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notes:
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Coffea (coffee) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.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.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1972.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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Brazil
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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Subject headings:
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Coffee--Brazil
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