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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
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05800
ACCESSION_NO
05800
Accession number
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Record number:
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05800-14
RECORD_NUMBER
05800-14
Record number
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JCB call number:
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E810 M622 / 1-SIZE
JCB_CALL_NO
E810 M622 / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
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Image title:
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Abies balsamifera. American Silver Fir.
IMAGE_TITLE
Abies balsamifera. American Silver Fir.
Image title
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Creator 1:
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Pancrace Bessa
Creator1
Pancrace Bessa
Creator 1
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Creator 1 dates:
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1772-1846
CREATOR1_DATES
1772-1846
Creator 1 dates
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Creator 1 role:
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delt.
CREATOR1_ROLE
delt.
Creator 1 role
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Creator 2:
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Bessin
Creator2
Bessin
Creator 2
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Creator 2 role:
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Sculp.
CREATOR2_ROLE
Sculp.
Creator 2 role
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
PLACE_IMAGE_PUBLISHE D
[Paris]
Place image published
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Image publisher:
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[L. Haussmann et d'Hautel]
IMAGE_PUBLISHER
[L. Haussmann et d'Hautel]
Image publisher
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Image date:
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[1810]
IMAGE_DATE
[1810]
Image date
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Image function:
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plate 14; vol. 1, following p. 144
Image_Function
plate 14; vol. 1, following p. 144
Image function
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Technique:
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stipple engraving, color printing, hand coloring
Technique
stipple engraving, color printing, hand coloring
Technique
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Image dimension height:
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19.8 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_hei ght
19.8 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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13.5 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_wid th
13.5 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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26.9 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_heig ht
26.9 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
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17.3 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_widt h
17.3 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
MATERIALS_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
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Materials support:
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paper
MATERIALS_support
paper
Materials support
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Description:
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Branch, cone, and seed of the American silver fir. Items are numbered for identification in text.
Description
Branch, cone, and seed of the American silver fir. Items are numbered for identification in text.
Description
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Source creator:
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Michaux, François André, 1770-1855
SOURCE_creator
Michaux, François André, 1770-1855
Source creator
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Source Title:
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Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, considérés principalement sous les rapports de leur usage dans les arts et de leur introduction dans le commerce, ... Tome I.
SOURCE_title
Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, considérés principalement sous les rapports de leur usage dans les arts et de leur introduction dans le commerce, ... Tome I.
Source Title
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Source place of publication:
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Paris
SOURCE_place_of_publ ication
Paris
Source place of publication
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Source publisher:
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De L'Imprimerie de L. Haussmann et d'Hautel.
SOURCE_publisher
De L'Imprimerie de L. Haussmann et d'Hautel.
Source publisher
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Source date:
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M. D. CCC. X. [1810]
SOURCE_date
M. D. CCC. X. [1810]
Source date
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notes:
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Now known as Abies balsamea or balsam fir. It is native to eastern and central Canada and to the northeastern United States.André Michaux and his son François-André were sent in 1785 by the French government to study the forest resources of North America. The French hoped to reforest their own country. François-André returned a few years later, also with a commission from the French government, and produced the Histoire des arbres forestiers ... Paris, 1810-13.
NOTES
Now known as Abies balsamea or balsam fir. It is native to eastern and central Canada and to the northeastern United States.André Michaux and his son François-André were sent in 1785 by the French government to study the forest resources of North America. The French hoped to reforest their own country. François-André returned a few years later, also with a commission from the French government, and produced the Histoire des arbres forestiers ... Paris, 1810-13.
notes
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
TIME_PERIOD
1801-1850
Time Period
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
subject_groups
Flora and fauna
Subject Area
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geographic area:
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North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
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Subject headings:
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Natural history--North America; Botany--North America; Balsam fir
subject_heads
Natural history--North America; Botany--North America; Balsam fir
Subject headings
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Owner and copyright:
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©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
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