COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
64-27
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64-27
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Record number:
64-27-23
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64-27-23
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JCB call number:
D756 B883c / 2-SIZE
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D756 B883c / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
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Image title:
[Acisanthera, Stemodiacra, Zygia, Omphalandria, and Vimen]
image_title
[Acisanthera, Stemodiacra, Zygia, Omphalandria, and Vimen]
Image title
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Creator 1:
Georg Dionysius Ehret
creator1
Georg Dionysius Ehret
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Creator 1 dates:
1708-1770
creator1_dates
1708-1770
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false
Creator 1 role:
delin.
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delin.
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false
Creator 2:
F. Garden
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F. Garden
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
Sculp.
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Sculp.
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false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
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false
Image publisher:
[T. Osborne and J. Shipton]
image_publisher
[T. Osborne and J. Shipton]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1755
image_date
1755
Image date
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Image function:
plate 22; following p. 374
image_function
plate 22; following p. 374
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
30.8 cm. (platemark)
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30.8 cm. (platemark)
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false
Image dimension width:
21.1 cm. (platemark)
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21.1 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
35 cm.
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35 cm.
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Page dimension width:
22 cm.
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22 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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Description:
Branches of three plants with details of flower and seed of two other plants. Figure 1 is identified as Acisanthera. Figure 2 is identified as Stemodiacra. Figure 3 is identified as Zygia. Figure 4 is identified as Omphalandria. Figure 5 is identified as Vimen. Includes details of flowers and seeds. Items are lettered and numbered for identification in text.
description
Branches of three plants with details of flower and seed of two other plants. Figure 1 is identified as Acisanthera. Figure 2 is identified as Stemodiacra. Figure 3 is identified as Zygia. Figure 4 is identified as Omphalandria. Figure 5 is identified as Vimen. Includes details of flowers and seeds. Items are lettered and numbered for identification in text.
Description
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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
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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
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notes:
Image title taken from pages 217, 261, 279, 335, and 369. Figure 1 may be Rhexia acisanthera. Figure 2 may be Stemodia maritima, a plant native to Jamaica and found along the seashore. Figure 3 is probably Zygia latifolia or horsewood or hoopwood, because its hard wood was used to make hoops. Omphalea is a genus of tropical shrubs or trees comprising 15 species; 12 are native to the Americas. Vimen means twig or vine. Browne notes only that this plant was a climber.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
Image title taken from pages 217, 261, 279, 335, and 369. Figure 1 may be Rhexia acisanthera. Figure 2 may be Stemodia maritima, a plant native to Jamaica and found along the seashore. Figure 3 is probably Zygia latifolia or horsewood or hoopwood, because its hard wood was used to make hoops. Omphalea is a genus of tropical shrubs or trees comprising 15 species; 12 are native to the Americas. Vimen means twig or vine. Browne notes only that this plant was a climber.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
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Time Period:
1751-1800
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1751-1800
Time Period
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References:
Cassidy, F.G. A Dictionary of Jamaican English, Kingston, Jamaica, 2002, p. 231; http://ww2.bgbm.org… (Barcode: B -W 07211 -01 0 / ImageId: 264221); http://www.bgbm.org… (Mar. 2008)
references_
Cassidy, F.G. A Dictionary of Jamaican English, Kingston, Jamaica, 2002, p. 231; http://ww2.bgbm.org/herbarium/ (Barcode: B -W 07211 -01 0 / ImageId: 264221); http://www.bgbm.org/iapt/nomenclature/code/SaintLouis/0107AppendixIIIANGEs00303.htm (Mar. 2008)
References
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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
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false
geographic area:
Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
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false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
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Flora and fauna
Subject Area
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