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L'AMÉRIQUE INDÉPENDANTE
Jean Charles Le Vasseur, Antoine Borel
1778
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jean Charles Le Vasseur (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1978.0051
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1978.0051
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
L'AMÉRIQUE INDÉPENDANTE
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Jean Charles Le Vasseur (Engraver); Antoine Borel (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Date
1778
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: ABorel invenit et delineavit 1778.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: J. C. le Vasseur Scuptor Regis et Majest.\m Imper.\m et Reg.\m Sculp.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left
Inscription: A Paris chez l'Auteur rue Boucherat au coin de la rue Xaintonge
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right
Inscription: Par leur tres humble et tres obeissant/ Serviteur BoreL.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- American Indian
- Native American
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line engraved
- Stipple engraved
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
20.09 (H) x 14.87 (W) x 19.11 (Image H) x 13.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
51.03 (H) x 37.76 (W) x 48.55 (Image H) x 35 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at top. Plate measurements not available. Chain intervals: 4.0 cm; laid lines 7 per cm.
Publisher Summary
A. Borel
Publisher Date
01/01/1778
Place of Publication
Rue Boucherat au coin de la rue Xaintonge, Paris, France, Europe
Publisher Name
A. Borel
Edition Watermark
Dupuy Mill
Edition Notes
Fowble, Prints in America, records this print has a "watermark of the Dupuy Mill (see Churchill, no. 515). Could not find watermark with print hinged to matboards (12/16/2005).