COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
92-57
accession_no
92-57
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Record number:
92-57-60
record_number
92-57-60
Record number
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JCB call number:
D785 M388n / 2-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D785 M388n / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Various birds and fish]
image_title
[Various birds and fish]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Harrison & Co.
image_publisher
Harrison & Co.
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1786
image_date
1786
Image date
false
Image function:
plate LXXXIII [83]; vol. 2
image_function
plate LXXXIII [83]; vol. 2
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving, hand coloring
technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
33.5 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_height
33.5 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
19.5 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_width
19.5 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
36.3 cm.
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36.3 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
22 cm.
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22 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
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paper
Materials support
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Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
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Description:
Various birds and fish including: 1) the pike, 2) the pilchard, 3) the black-breasted Indian plover, 4) the spotted American plover, and 5) pipe fish. Items are numbered for identification in key at bottom of image.
description
Various birds and fish including: 1) the pike, 2) the pilchard, 3) the black-breasted Indian plover, 4) the spotted American plover, and 5) pipe fish. Items are numbered for identification in key at bottom of image.
Description
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Source creator:
Martyn, William Frederic
source_creator
Martyn, William Frederic
Source creator
false
Source Title:
A new dictionary of natural history; or, Compleat universal display of animated nature... Volume the second
source_title
A new dictionary of natural history; or, Compleat universal display of animated nature... Volume the second
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false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for Harrison and Co. No 18, Paternoster Row
source_publisher
Printed for Harrison and Co. No 18, Paternoster Row
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCLXXXV. [1785]
source_date
MDCCLXXXV. [1785]
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notes:
The American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica, breeds in the arctic regions of Canada and migrates to South America. It makes one of the longest migrations of any bird. Once as plentiful as the passenger pigeon, its numbers have dwindled greatly due to excessive hunting.
notes
The American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica, breeds in the arctic regions of Canada and migrates to South America. It makes one of the longest migrations of any bird. Once as plentiful as the passenger pigeon, its numbers have dwindled greatly due to excessive hunting.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.birds.co… (Sept. 2008)
references_
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Golden-Plover_dtl.html (Sept. 2008)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1992.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1992.
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
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
Arctic
geographic_areas
Arctic
geographic area
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Natural history--North America
subject_heads
Natural history--North America
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Golden plovers
subject_heads
Golden plovers
Subject headings
false