COLLECTION NAME:
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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:
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92-57
accession_no
92-57
Accession number
false
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Record number:
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92-57-6
record_number
92-57-6
Record number
false
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JCB call number:
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D785 M388n / 2-SIZE
jcb_call_no
D785 M388n / 2-SIZE
JCB call number
false
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Image title:
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[Bats and a fish]
image_title
[Bats and a fish]
Image title
false
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Place image published:
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[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
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Image publisher:
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Harrison & Co.
image_publisher
Harrison & Co.
Image publisher
false
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Image date:
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1784
image_date
1784
Image date
false
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Image function:
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plate XII [12]; vol. 1
image_function
plate XII [12]; vol. 1
Image function
false
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
false
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Image dimension height:
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33 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_height
33 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension height
false
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Image dimension width:
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19.3 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_width
19.3 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width
false
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Page dimension height:
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36.3 cm.
page_dimensions_height
36.3 cm.
Page dimension height
false
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Page dimension width:
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22 cm.
page_dimensions_width
22 cm.
Page dimension width
false
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
false
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Materials support:
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paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
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Languages:
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English
languages
English
Languages
false
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Description:
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Various kinds of bats including the great Madagascar, the horse-shoe, the long-eared, the New York, the sea (actually a fish), and the spectre. Items are numbered for identification in key at bottom of image.
description
Various kinds of bats including the great Madagascar, the horse-shoe, the long-eared, the New York, the sea (actually a fish), and the spectre. Items are numbered for identification in key at bottom of image.
Description
false
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Source creator:
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Martyn, William Frederic
source_creator
Martyn, William Frederic
Source creator
false
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Source Title:
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A new dictionary of natural history; or, Compleat universal display of animated nature... Volume the first
source_title
A new dictionary of natural history; or, Compleat universal display of animated nature... Volume the first
Source Title
false
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Source place of publication:
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London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
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Source publisher:
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Printed for Harrison and Co. No 18 Paternoster Row
source_publisher
Printed for Harrison and Co. No 18 Paternoster Row
Source publisher
false
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Source date:
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MDCCLXXXV. [1785]
source_date
MDCCLXXXV. [1785]
Source date
false
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notes:
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According to the text, only three of the bats pictured are native to the new world: the New York bat (4), is native to New Zealand and parts of New England; the sea bat (5), is actually a fish found in the West Indies and Brazil; the spectre or specter bat (6) is native to South America. The sea bat may be Ogcocephalus cubifrons. The vampire or specter bat is Desmodus rotundus. There are a number of bat genera found in New York.
notes
According to the text, only three of the bats pictured are native to the new world: the New York bat (4), is native to New Zealand and parts of New England; the sea bat (5), is actually a fish found in the West Indies and Brazil; the spectre or specter bat (6) is native to South America. The sea bat may be Ogcocephalus cubifrons. The vampire or specter bat is Desmodus rotundus. There are a number of bat genera found in New York.
notes
false
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
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References:
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references_
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/thumb.asp; http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/Fall99Projects/vampire.htm (Sept. 2008)
References
false
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1992.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1992.
Provenance/Donor
false
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Owner and copyright:
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©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
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geographic area:
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Brazil
geographic_areas
Brazil
geographic area
false
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geographic area:
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Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
geographic area
false
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geographic area:
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Guianas
geographic_areas
Guianas
geographic area
false
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geographic area:
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North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
false
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Subject headings:
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Bats
subject_heads
Bats
Subject headings
false
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Subject headings:
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Fishes
subject_heads
Fishes
Subject headings
false
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Subject headings:
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Natural history
subject_heads
Natural history
Subject headings
false
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