COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
31708
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31708
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Record number:
31708-1
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31708-1
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JCB call number:
D751 F831e
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D751 F831e
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Image title:
[Devices for testing the action of electricity]
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[Devices for testing the action of electricity]
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Creator 1:
T. Jefferys
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T. Jefferys
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Creator 1 role:
sculp.
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sculp.
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Place image published:
[London]
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[London]
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Image publisher:
[E. Cave]
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[E. Cave]
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false
Image date:
1751
image_date
1751
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Image function:
fold-out plate; part 1, following p. 72
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fold-out plate; part 1, following p. 72
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Technique:
engraving
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
18.9 cm.
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18.9 cm.
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Image dimension width:
13 cm.
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13 cm.
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Page dimension height:
21.1 cm.
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21.1 cm.
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Page dimension width:
34.5 cm.
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34.5 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:
Bottles, wire, wax blocks, book, a sheet of leaf brass or Dutch gold (fig. X), and rings arranged so as to test the movement of electricity from one place to another. Includes man standing on a piece of wax in a "sentry box" to draw lightning from the sky while being protected. Items are lettered and numbered for discussion in the text.
description
Bottles, wire, wax blocks, book, a sheet of leaf brass or Dutch gold (fig. X), and rings arranged so as to test the movement of electricity from one place to another. Includes man standing on a piece of wax in a "sentry box" to draw lightning from the sky while being protected. Items are lettered and numbered for discussion in the text.
Description
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Source creator:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
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Source Title:
Experiments and observations on electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, ...
source_title
Experiments and observations on electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, ...
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Source place of publication:
London
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London
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false
Source publisher:
Printed and sold by E. Cave, at St. John's Gate.
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Printed and sold by E. Cave, at St. John's Gate.
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false
Source date:
1751
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1751
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notes:
Text describes the experiments carried out by each of these apparatuses and the results obtained.Published in three parts between 1751 and 1754. Part 1 has the title Experiments and observations on electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, ... Cf. 62-194-2 for a later version of this plate published in Dresden, 1780 and 32060-1 for an earlier version published in Leipzig, 1758.
notes
Text describes the experiments carried out by each of these apparatuses and the results obtained.Published in three parts between 1751 and 1754. Part 1 has the title Experiments and observations on electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, ... Cf. 62-194-2 for a later version of this plate published in Dresden, 1780 and 32060-1 for an earlier version published in Leipzig, 1758.
notes
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Time Period:
1751-1800
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1751-1800
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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:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
Electricity--Experiments
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Electricity--Experiments
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