Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Betula rubra. Red Birch.
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Accession number:
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05800
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Record number:
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05800-53
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JCB call number:
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E810 M622 / 1-SIZE
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Image title:
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Betula rubra. Red Birch.
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Creator 1:
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Henri Joseph Redouté
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Creator 1 dates:
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1766-1852
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Creator 1 role:
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del.
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Creator 2:
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Bessin
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Creator 2 role:
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sculpt.
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[L. Haussmann]
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Image date:
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[1812]
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Image function:
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plate 3 [second count]; vol. 2, following p. [142]
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Technique:
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stipple engraving, color printing, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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19.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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13.1 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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26.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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17.1 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
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paper
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Description:
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Branch of the red birch tree, Betula rubra, with its leaves, catkin, seed, and seed pod.
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Source creator:
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Michaux, François André, 1770-1855
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Source Title:
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Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, considérés principalement sous les rapports de leur usage dans les arts et de leur introduction dans le commerce, ... Tome II.
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Source place of publication:
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Paris
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Source publisher:
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De L'Imprimerie de L. Haussmann.
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Source date:
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M. D. CCC. XII. [1812]
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notes:
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Betula rubra or red birch is also known as black or river birch, now Betula nigra. It is native to all of North America. It grows along the banks of streams. Michaux recommended its introduction to Europe on the basis of its ability to grow in hot climates.André Michaux and his son François-André were sent in 1785 by the French government to study the forest resources of North America. The French hoped to reforest their own country. François-André returned a few years later, also with a commission from the French government, and produced the Histoire des arbres forestiers ... Paris, 1810-13.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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References:
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http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/SearchResults.asp?Genus=Betula (April 2008)
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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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North America
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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Subject headings:
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Birch
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Subject headings:
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Botany--North America
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Subject headings:
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Natural history--North America
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