Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: De Valeriana.
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Accession number:
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0378
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Record number:
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0378-7
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JCB call number:
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E635 C819c
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Image title:
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De Valeriana.
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[Simon Le Moyne]
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Image date:
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[1635]
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Image function:
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plate; p. 17
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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19.5 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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13.5 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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23.5 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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17.8 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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Languages:
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Latin
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Description:
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Valeriana plant with its flowers, leaves, and roots.
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Source creator:
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Cornut, Jacques Philippe, 1606-1651
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Source Title:
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Iac. Cornuti doctoris medici Parisiensis Canadensivm plantarvm, aliarúmque nondum editarum historia
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Source place of publication:
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Parisiis [Paris]
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Source publisher:
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venundatur apud Simonem Le Moyne, via Iacobeâ
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Source date:
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M.DC.XXXV [1635]
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notes:
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True valerian is native to Europe and Asia, but introduced to the Americas. This may be Epilobium coloratum, a type of willow herb, or another plant. Cornut was a Parisian physician who never set foot on American soil, but he obtained specimens from the French traders and explorers for his garden. The inclusion of roots in the illustrations reveals the origin of his interest in medical botany.
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Time Period:
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1601-1650
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1846.
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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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Flora and fauna
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