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:
06-222
accession_no
06-222
Accession number
false
Record number:
06-222-42
record_number
06-222-42
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D760 W927d
jcb_call_no
D760 W927d
JCB call number
false
Image title:
The burning the Town of Payta.
image_title
The burning the Town of Payta.
Image title
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[J. Newbery]
image_publisher
[J. Newbery]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1760
image_date
1760
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; vol. 7, following p. 104
image_function
plate; vol. 7, following p. 104
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
6.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
6.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
10.2 cm.
image_dimensions_width
10.2 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
13.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
13.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
7.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
7.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
View of ships with smoke rising from a burning town in the distance. Includes boats and sunken boats and ships.
description
View of ships with smoke rising from a burning town in the distance. Includes boats and sunken boats and ships.
Description
false
Source Title:
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. ... Vol. VI.
source_title
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. ... Vol. VI.
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-Yard
source_publisher
Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-Yard
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1760
source_date
1760
Source date
false
notes:
Harrassing the Spanish while sailing up the west coast of South America, Anson set fire to the Peruvian port town of Payta or Paita.Commodore George Anson was sent to attack Spanish possessions in South America as part of the War of Jenkins' Ear. The mission began with six ships and almost 1000 men, but by the time Anson reached the island of Juan Fernández in June 1741, bad weather and scurvy had reduced the ships to three and the crews to about 335.Volume seven contains an account of voyages around the world. This section relates to Commodore George Anson's voyage between 1740 and 1744.Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
Harrassing the Spanish while sailing up the west coast of South America, Anson set fire to the Peruvian port town of Payta or Paita.Commodore George Anson was sent to attack Spanish possessions in South America as part of the War of Jenkins' Ear. The mission began with six ships and almost 1000 men, but by the time Anson reached the island of Juan Fernández in June 1741, bad weather and scurvy had reduced the ships to three and the crews to about 335.Volume seven contains an account of voyages around the world. This section relates to Commodore George Anson's voyage between 1740 and 1744.Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Former collection William Holbech; acquired as a gift from the estate of Frederick Lippitt.
provenance_or_donor
Former collection William Holbech; acquired as a gift from the estate of Frederick Lippitt.
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:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748
subject_heads
Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Paita (Peru)
subject_heads
Paita (Peru)
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Paita Bay (Peru)
subject_heads
Paita Bay (Peru)
Subject headings
false