Object Details
- original artist
- Richard, John H.
- graphic artist
- Dougal, William H.
- printer
- Nicholson, A. O. P.
- publisher
- United States Navy
- author
- Gilliss, James Melville
- Description (Brief)
- William H. Dougal (1822-1895) of Washington, D.C. produced this pre-press engraving proof of “Mastodon andium,” from an original illustration by O. J. Wallis (fl. 1850s). The image was published as Plate XIII in Volume 2, following page 278 of Appendix H (Fossil Mammals) by Jeffries Wyman (1814-1874) in the report describing "The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere during the Years 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852" by James M. Gillis (1811-1865). The volume was printed in 1855 by A. O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876) of Washington, D.C.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date of book publication
- 1855
- ID Number
- 2008.0175.24
- accession number
- 2008.0175
- catalog number
- 2008.0175.24
- Object Name
- Object Type
- Engraving
- Other Terms
- print; Engraving
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 cm x 26 cm; 13 3/8 in x 10 1/4 in
- Place Made
- United States: District of Columbia
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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- Natural Resources
- Science & Mathematics
- Survey Prints
- Art
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_802186
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-ede8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
