COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
07520
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07520
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Record number:
07520-2
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07520-2
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JCB call number:
D776 R579c
jcb_call_no
D776 R579c
JCB call number
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Image title:
Characteristick Chactaw Busts
image_title
Characteristick Chactaw Busts
Image title
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Creator 1:
Bernard Romans
creator1
Bernard Romans
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Creator 1 dates:
ca. 1720-ca. 1784
creator1_dates
ca. 1720-ca. 1784
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Creator 1 role:
fecit
creator1_role
fecit
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false
Place image published:
[Philadelphia]
place_image_published
[Philadelphia]
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false
Image publisher:
[R. Aitken]
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[R. Aitken]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1776]
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[1776]
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Image function:
plate; following p. 82
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plate; following p. 82
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false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
7.3 cm.
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7.3 cm.
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Image dimension width:
13.2 cm.
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13.2 cm.
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Page dimension height:
17.1 cm.
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17.1 cm.
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Page dimension width:
10 cm.
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10 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Description:
Heads of native Americans of the Choctaw tribe. Includes tattoo or painted facial ornaments.
description
Heads of native Americans of the Choctaw tribe. Includes tattoo or painted facial ornaments.
Description
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Source creator:
Romans, Bernard, ca. 1720-ca. 1784
source_creator
Romans, Bernard, ca. 1720-ca. 1784
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Source Title:
A concise natural history of East and West-Florida. Containing, an account of the natural produce of all the southern part of British America, in the three kingdoms of nature, particularly the animal and vegetable ...
source_title
A concise natural history of East and West-Florida. Containing, an account of the natural produce of all the southern part of British America, in the three kingdoms of nature, particularly the animal and vegetable ...
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Source place of publication:
[Philadelphia] New-York Printed:
source_place_of_publication
[Philadelphia] New-York Printed:
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Source publisher:
Sold by R. Aitken, bookseller, opposite the London Coffee-House, Front-Street.
source_publisher
Sold by R. Aitken, bookseller, opposite the London Coffee-House, Front-Street.
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false
Source date:
M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]
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M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]
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notes:
Romans notes that the Choctaw women in particular marked their faces and bodies with intricate blue designs. Romans was born in the Netherlands, emigrated to England, and then to North America during the Seven Years' War. From 1768 to 1772 he was in various capacities surveyor of much of southeastern North America. In 1773 he moved to the northern British colonies where he soon began to work for the American revolutionaries in the war of independence. Reissue in Philadelphia of the sheets of the first edition, published New York, 1775. The second volume was not published. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
Romans notes that the Choctaw women in particular marked their faces and bodies with intricate blue designs. Romans was born in the Netherlands, emigrated to England, and then to North America during the Seven Years' War. From 1768 to 1772 he was in various capacities surveyor of much of southeastern North America. In 1773 he moved to the northern British colonies where he soon began to work for the American revolutionaries in the war of independence. Reissue in Philadelphia of the sheets of the first edition, published New York, 1775. The second volume was not published. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
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Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
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Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870.
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
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geographic area:
North America
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North America
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Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
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Indigenous peoples
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false
Subject headings:
Choctaw Indians
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Choctaw Indians
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