Drawings of Balistoids
date: label: Date Range
content: 1838-1842
label: Start Date
content: 1838
label: End Date
content: 1842
notes: label: Abstract
content: The 19 hand drawn sketches and and colored illustrations are of Balistoid fish that were collected or observed in Samoa during the US Exploring Expedition, 1838 - 1842. Illustrations (sketches, watercolors, and drawings) were created by Joseph Drayton. The sketches were created in preparation for the colored drawings. Sketches include notes about colors and physical appearance. Detailed drawings that appear ready for publication were created by John H. Richard.
place: label: Place
content: Samoa Islands
topic: label: Topic
content: Ichthyology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1885
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content: Drayton, Joseph
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content: United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
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content: Richard, John H.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007186
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Illustrations
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1885
label: Physical Description
content: 19 illustrations
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 6 Folder 7