COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
08984
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08984
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Record number:
08984-212
record_number
08984-212
Record number
false
JCB call number:
F706 A111n
jcb_call_no
F706 A111n
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[European kills a great snake]
image_title
[European kills a great snake]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Leiden]
place_image_published
[Leiden]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Pieter van der Aa]
image_publisher
[Pieter van der Aa]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1706]
image_date
[1706]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 20, [part 3], following p. 42
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 20, [part 3], following p. 42
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
12.8 cm.
image_dimensions_height
12.8 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
17.3 cm.
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17.3 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
17.4 cm.
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17.4 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
21.5 cm.
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21.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Man kills a great snake beside a river or lake in the night. He drags the snake to a town where the inhabitants come out to greet him. Includes candles, watch house, dwellings, frog, scene of conflict, and coconut palm.
description
Man kills a great snake beside a river or lake in the night. He drags the snake to a town where the inhabitants come out to greet him. Includes candles, watch house, dwellings, frog, scene of conflict, and coconut palm.
Description
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Source Title:
Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën ... zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526
source_title
Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën ... zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
In het ligt gegeven te Leyden [Leiden]
source_place_of_publication
In het ligt gegeven te Leyden [Leiden]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Door Pieter Vander Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koor-steeg, in Plato.
source_publisher
Door Pieter Vander Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koor-steeg, in Plato.
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1707
source_date
1707
Source date
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notes:
Text discusses the adventures of Anthony Knivet. He went to the river or a bog in the night to catch frogs and, instead, was nearly caught by an enormous snake. When he returned to the town [Rio de Janeiro, in present-day Brazil], his enemy, Johan [Juan] de Sosa, accused him of leaving his watch post.This image follows the special title page for Aanmerklyke reys, en verwonderlijk-seldsame voorvallen op de selve, van Antony Knivet ... , Leiden, 1706. This collection of voyages consists of 127 parts, each having a special title page, separate pagination, and register. The voyages covering the period from 1246 to 1696 are arranged chronologically.
notes
Text discusses the adventures of Anthony Knivet. He went to the river or a bog in the night to catch frogs and, instead, was nearly caught by an enormous snake. When he returned to the town [Rio de Janeiro, in present-day Brazil], his enemy, Johan [Juan] de Sosa, accused him of leaving his watch post.This image follows the special title page for Aanmerklyke reys, en verwonderlijk-seldsame voorvallen op de selve, van Antony Knivet ... , Leiden, 1706. This collection of voyages consists of 127 parts, each having a special title page, separate pagination, and register. The voyages covering the period from 1246 to 1696 are arranged chronologically.
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1849.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1849.
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
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false
geographic area:
Brazil
geographic_areas
Brazil
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Captivity narratives--Brazil
subject_heads
Captivity narratives--Brazil
Subject headings
false