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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
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05800
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Record number:
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05800-14
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JCB call number:
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E810 M622 / 1-SIZE
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Image title:
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Abies balsamifera. American Silver Fir.
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Creator 1:
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Pancrace Bessa
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Creator 1 dates:
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1772-1846
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Creator 1 role:
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delt.
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Creator 2:
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Bessin
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Creator 2 role:
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Sculp.
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[L. Haussmann et d'Hautel]
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Image date:
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[1810]
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Image function:
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plate 14; vol. 1, following p. 144
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Technique:
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stipple engraving, color printing, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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19.8 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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13.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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26.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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17.3 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
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paper
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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.
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Source creator:
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Michaux, François André, 1770-1855
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Source Title:
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Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, considér&eacu te;s principalement sous les rapports de leur usage dans les arts et de leur introduction dans le commerce, ... Tome I.
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Source place of publication:
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Paris
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Source publisher:
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De L'Imprimerie de L. Haussmann et d'Hautel.
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Source date:
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M. D. CCC. X. [1810]
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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-Andr é 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-Andr é returned a few years later, also with a commission from the French government, and produced the Histoire des arbres forestiers ... Paris, 1810-13.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject headings:
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Natural history--North America; Botany--North America; Balsam fir
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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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Image ID:
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7790006
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Resolution Size:
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7
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Format:
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SID
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Media Type:
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Image
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File Name:
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07797006.sid
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Width:
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4156
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Height:
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6515
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