Crotalus molossus [B&G]
date: label: date made
content: ca 1859
label: date made
content: ca 1888
name: label: graphic artist
content: Dougal, William H.
label: original artist
content: Richard, John H.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print of “Crotalus molassus [B & G],” or Black–tailed rattlesnake, from an original sketch likely drawn by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The illustration was printed as Plate II in the “Reptiles” section of the second part of volume II of the <I>Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey,</I> which was written by Spencer F. Baird (1823–1887). The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.01367
label: catalog number
content: 01367
label: accession number
content: 1888.20627
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Object Type
content: Engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 cm x 28.5 cm; 8 21/32 in x 11 7/32 in