Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: An East View of Fort Royal in the Island of Guadaloupe. Vue du Fort Royal dans l'Isle de Guadaloupe, du Cote de l'Est.
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Accession number:
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32919
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Record number:
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32919
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JCB call number:
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En768 S289 / 28
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Image title:
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An East View of Fort Royal in the Island of Guadaloupe. Vue du Fort Royal dans l'Isle de Guadaloupe, du Cote de l'Est.
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Creator 1:
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Archibald Campbell
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Creator 1 dates:
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1739-1791
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Creator 1 role:
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Drawn on the Spot by
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Creator 2:
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Peter Mazell
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Creator 2 dates:
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fl. 1761-1797
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Creator 2 role:
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Engraved by
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Place image published:
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London
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Image publisher:
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Printed for John Bowles ..., Robert Sayer ..., Thos. Jefferys ..., Carington Bowles ..., and Henry Parker ...
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Image date:
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[1768]
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Image function:
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print
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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28.3 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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49.3 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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41.7 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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57.1 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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Inscription:
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27
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Languages:
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English, French
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Description:
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View of Fort Royal on the island of Guadeloupe showing fortifications and soldiers marching and relaxing or smoking on a hill in foreground. Also includes ships, musket or gun, and the British flag.
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Source Title:
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Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ...
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed by John Bowles ...
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Source date:
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1768
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notes:
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Fort Royal is situated on the west coast of Basse-Terre of the island of Guadeloupe and is near the present-day town of Deshaies.The British attempted, unsuccessfully, to capture the French colony of Guadaloupe in 1666, 1691 and 1703, before finally succeeding in 1759. The island was returned to the French in 1763, but captured again, briefly, in April 1794. 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.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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References:
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Stokes, I.N.P. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.; Stokes, I.N.P. American Historical Prints, B-92
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1961.
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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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Caribbean Islands
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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Guadeloupe--Description and travel
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