Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [top] Radeau de bois de construction. [bottom] Charroi de bois de charpente.
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Accession number:
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07385
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Record number:
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07385-5
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JCB call number:
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E834 D288v / 3-SIZE
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Image title:
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[top] Radeau de bois de construction. [bottom] Charroi de bois de charpente.
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Creator 1:
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Jean Baptiste Debret
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Creator 1 dates:
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1768-1848
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Creator 1 role:
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del.
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Creator 2:
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Thierry Frères, succrs. de Engelmann & Cie.
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Creator 2 role:
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lith. de
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[Firmin Didot Frères]
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Image date:
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[1835]
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Image function:
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plate 40; vol. 2, preceding p. 125
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Technique:
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lithograph
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Image dimension height:
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20.2 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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24.7 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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54 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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34 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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French
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Description:
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[top] Black men pole a construction raft on river. The raft consists of a center pirogue or canoe with log outriggers. One man cooks over a cookfire on his raft. [bottom] Timber cartage by mule. In the background men transport a long girder or beam on their heads
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Source creator:
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Debret, Jean Baptiste, 1768-1848
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Source Title:
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Voyage pittoresque et historique au Brésil ... Tome deuxième
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Source place of publication:
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Paris
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Source publisher:
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Firmin Didot Frères, imprimeurs de l'Institut de France
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Source date:
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M DCCC XXXV [1835]
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notes:
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Image placed horizontally on page.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1874.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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Brazil
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Transport workers--Brazil
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