Engraving of fish species "Belone scrulator"
date: label: date of book publication
content: 1859
name: label: publisher
content: U.S. Department of the Interior
label: original artist
content: Richard, John H.
label: graphic artist
content: Dougal, William H.
label: printer
content: Wendell, Cornelius
label: author
content: Girard, Charles
label: author
content: Emory, William H.
label: publisher
content: U.S. Army
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: 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 <i>Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey.</i> The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C.
label: Description
content: 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 <I>Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey</I>, which was written by Charles Girard (1822–1895). The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C.
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content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: District of Columbia
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dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.0115.058
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0115.058
label: accession number
content: 2009.0115
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
label: Object Type
content: Engraving
label: Other Terms
content: print; Photomechanical Relief
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall materials)
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label: Measurements
content: overall: 24.8 cm x 31.3 cm; 9 3/4 in x 12 5/16 in