Object Details
- Associated Name
- Wilkes, Charles
- original artist
- Agate, A. T.
- graphic artist
- Welch and Walter
- printer
- Sherman, C.
- Lea & Blanchard
- Description (Brief)
- This engraved printing plate was prepared to print an image of "Kamehameha III, King of the Hawaiian Is." for the publication "The Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842," 1844, Volume 4, preceding page 3, in the edition Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1845. The engraving was produced by the firm of Welch and Walter after a sketch by A. T. Agate.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1845
- ID Number
- 1999.0145.369
- accession number
- 1999.0145
- catalog number
- 1999.0145.369
- Object Name
- Plate
- plate, printing
- Object Type
- Engraving
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 33 cm x 25.4 cm; 13 in x 10 in
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Associated Place
- Hawaiian Islands
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Wilkes Blocks
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- U.S. Exploring Expedition
- Record ID
- nmah_600607
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-38d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
