COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Accession number:
85-123
Record number:
85-123-7
JCB call number:
F808 C697a
Image title:
1. Habitant de la Californie 2. Femme de la Californie. 3. Ours noir.
Creator 1:
Gabriel
Creator 1 role:
Sc.
Place image published:
[Paris]
Image publisher:
[F. Dufart, père]
Image date:
1808
Image function:
plate; vol. 4, following p. 120
Technique:
stipple engraving
Image dimension height:
8.5 cm.
Image dimension width:
13.3 cm.
Page dimension height:
19.5 cm.
Page dimension width:
11.5 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Description:
A native American man and woman from California with a black bear. The people wear nets [?] on their heads, the woman carries a basket of fish. Both carry staffs and wear leg and arm ornaments. Items are numbered for identification in key below the image.
Source Title:
Collection abrégée des voyages anciens et modernes autour du monde; avec des extraits des autres voyageurs les plus célèbres et les plus récents ... Tome quatrième
Source place of publication:
Paris
Source publisher:
De l'imprimerie de F. Dufart, père
Source date:
1808
notes:
This image illustrates the voyage of George Shelvocke.Compiled by François Bancarel, this is a collection of voyages, notably of the Pacific. Image placed horizontally on page.
Time Period:
1801-1850
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1985.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
North America
geographic area:
Spanish America
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
Subject headings:
Indians of North America--Clothing--California
Subject headings:
Bears