Object Details
- publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- original artist
- Richard, John H.
- graphic artist
- Dougal, William H.
- printer
- Wendell, Cornelius
- author
- Girard, Charles
- Emory, William H.
- publisher
- U.S. Army
- Description (Brief)
- William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print of fish species, "Belone scrulator [Grd]," after an original sketch by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The engraving was printed as Plate 13 in “Ichthyology of the Boundary” by Charles Girard (1822-1895), published in Volume 2, Part 2 of the Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C.
- Description
- William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print of “Belone scrulator [Grd]”, now "Strongylura marina" or Atlantic needlefish, from an original sketch by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The illustration was printed as Plate 13 in the “Fishes” section of the second part of volume II of the Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, which was written by Charles Girard (1822–1895). The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date of book publication
- 1859
- ID Number
- 2009.0115.058
- catalog number
- 2009.0115.058
- accession number
- 2009.0115
- Object Name
- Object Type
- Engraving
- Other Terms
- print; Photomechanical Relief
- Physical Description
- paper (overall materials)
- ink (overall materials)
- Measurements
- overall: 24.8 cm x 31.3 cm; 9 3/4 in x 12 5/16 in
- Place Made
- United States: District of Columbia
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Military
- Communications
- Natural Resources
- Science & Mathematics
- Survey Prints
- Art
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_796464
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-e646-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
