COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
05800
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05800
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Record number:
05800-57
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05800-57
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JCB call number:
E810 M622 / 1-SIZE
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E810 M622 / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
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Image title:
Castanea pumila. Chincapin.
image_title
Castanea pumila. Chincapin.
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Creator 1:
Bessin
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Bessin
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
delt.
creator1_role
delt.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
Gabriel
creator2
Gabriel
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
sc.
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sc.
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false
Place image published:
[Paris]
place_image_published
[Paris]
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false
Image publisher:
[L. Haussmann]
image_publisher
[L. Haussmann]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1812]
image_date
[1812]
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Image function:
plate 7 [second count]; vol. 2, following p. [166]
image_function
plate 7 [second count]; vol. 2, following p. [166]
Image function
false
Technique:
stipple engraving, color printing, hand coloring
technique
stipple engraving, color printing, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
19.7 cm.
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19.7 cm.
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Image dimension width:
13.1 cm.
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13.1 cm.
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Page dimension height:
26.9 cm.
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26.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
17.1 cm.
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17.1 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink, colors
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Description:
Branch of the chincapin or chinkapin tree, Castanea pumila, with its leaves, catkin, seed or nut, and seed pod.
description
Branch of the chincapin or chinkapin tree, Castanea pumila, with its leaves, catkin, seed or nut, and seed pod.
Description
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Source creator:
Michaux, François André, 1770-1855
source_creator
Michaux, François André, 1770-1855
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false
Source Title:
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.
source_title
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:
Paris
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Paris
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false
Source publisher:
De L'Imprimerie de L. Haussmann.
source_publisher
De L'Imprimerie de L. Haussmann.
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false
Source date:
M. D. CCC. XII. [1812]
source_date
M. D. CCC. XII. [1812]
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notes:
Castanea pumila, the chinkapin is an endangered tree native to the eastern United States. Legend has it that Captain John Smith recorded the first European record of the chinquapin in 1612. Captain Smith wrote, "The indians have a small fruit growing on little trees, husked like a chestnut, but the fruit most like a very small acorne. This they call Checkinquamins, which they esteem a great daintie."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.
notes
Castanea pumila, the chinkapin is an endangered tree native to the eastern United States. Legend has it that Captain John Smith recorded the first European record of the chinquapin in 1612. Captain Smith wrote, "The indians have a small fruit growing on little trees, husked like a chestnut, but the fruit most like a very small acorne. This they call Checkinquamins, which they esteem a great daintie."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.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
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false
References:
http://plants.usda.… http://forestry.abo… (April 2008)
references_
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAPU9; http://forestry.about.com/od/silviculture/p/chinkapin.htm (April 2008)
References
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:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Botany--North America
subject_heads
Botany--North America
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Natural history--North America
subject_heads
Natural history--North America
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Castanea
subject_heads
Castanea
Subject headings
false