Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Llamas in Peru]
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Accession number:
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08984
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Record number:
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08984-219
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JCB call number:
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F706 A111n
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Image title:
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[Llamas in Peru]
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Place image published:
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[Leiden]
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Image publisher:
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[Pieter van der Aa]
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Image date:
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[1706]
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; vol. 20, [part 4], following p. 80
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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12.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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17.7 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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17.4 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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21 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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Description:
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Method by which ore was transported by llamas. Native Americans herd llamas carrying packs. In the background is an encampment and a man shooting at a llama on a hill.
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Source Title:
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Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën ... zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526
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Source place of publication:
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In het ligt gegeven te Leyden [Leiden]
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Source publisher:
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Door Pieter Vander Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koor-steeg, in Plato.
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Source date:
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1707
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notes:
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Text describes the llama and how it was used for the transport of ore in Peru. When overburdened the animals would sit down, and neither beatings nor kind words would make the animal get up again. If they ran away they had to be shot to recover the ore they were carrying.This image is derived from Theodor de Bry, America, part 9, [part 3], plate 4, and follows the special title page for Ontdekking van West-Indien, vlijtig ondersoft, en naauw-keurig aangeteekend, door Joseph d'Acosta ... , 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.
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Time Period:
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1701-1750
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1849.
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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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Spanish America
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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 Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Indians of South America--South America
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Subject headings:
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Llamas
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Subject headings:
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Mines and mineral resources--South America
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