COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
mediaCollectionId
JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
true
Accession number:
31865
accession_no
31865
Accession number
false
Record number:
31865
record_number
31865
Record number
false
JCB call number:
En76 M526t / 2
jcb_call_no
En76 M526t / 2
JCB call number
false
Image title:
A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America. Vue de Charles Town Capitale de la Carolina du Sud dans l'Amérique Septentrionale.
image_title
A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America. Vue de Charles Town Capitale de la Carolina du Sud dans l'Amérique Septentrionale.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Thomas Mellish
creator1
Thomas Mellish
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
fl. 1768
creator1_dates
fl. 1768
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
painter
creator1_role
painter
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
C. Canot
creator2
C. Canot
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
Engraved by
creator2_role
Engraved by
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Printed for John Bowles ..., Robt. Sayer ..., Thos. Jefferys ..., & Carington Bowles
image_publisher
Printed for John Bowles ..., Robt. Sayer ..., Thos. Jefferys ..., & Carington Bowles
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1768
image_date
1768
Image date
false
Image function:
print
image_function
print
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
32.7 cm.
image_dimensions_height
32.7 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
51 cm.
image_dimensions_width
51 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
43.5 cm.
page_dimensions_height
43.5 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
54.3 cm.
page_dimensions_width
54.3 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English, French
languages
English, French
Languages
false
Description:
View of the Charleston harbor in South Carolina. Built environment includes dwellings, fortifications, churches, ships, and boats. Men fish with a seine net in foreground.
description
View of the Charleston harbor in South Carolina. Built environment includes dwellings, fortifications, churches, ships, and boats. Men fish with a seine net in foreground.
Description
false
Source Title:
Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ...
source_title
Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed by John Bowles ...
source_publisher
Printed by John Bowles ...
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1768
source_date
1768
Source date
false
notes:
A view of Charleston as it was about 1760. In 1768, John Bowles published Scenographia Americana, a collection of previously issued prints. The views in these prints were made from drawings that were drawn on the spot, often by military artists. This print is held separately.
notes
A view of Charleston as it was about 1760. In 1768, John Bowles published Scenographia Americana, a collection of previously issued prints. The views in these prints were made from drawings that were drawn on the spot, often by military artists. This print is held separately.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
Stokes, I.N.P. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.
references_
Stokes, I.N.P. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.
References
false
References exhibitions:
Danforth, S. View of America, Item 49
references_exhibitions
Danforth, S. View of America, Item 49
References exhibitions
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1956.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1956.
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
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Charleston Harbor (S.C.)
subject_heads
Charleston Harbor (S.C.)
Subject headings
false