Engraving of fish species "Otolithus drummondii"
date: label: date of book publication
content: 1859
name: label: original artist
content: Richard, John H.
label: graphic artist
content: Dougal, William H.
label: printer
content: Wendell, Cornelius
label: author
content: Emory, William H.
label: publisher
content: U.S. Department of the Interior
label: author
content: Girard, Charles
label: publisher
content: U.S. Army
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print of the fish species Otolithus drummondii [Richards] after original sketches by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The engraving was printed as Plate 6 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 “Otolithus drummondii [Richards]”, now "Cynoscion nebulosus" or Spotted seatrout, from an original sketch likely drawn by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The illustration was printed as Plate 6 in the “Fishes” section of the second part of volume II of the <I>Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey</I>, 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: 2009.0115.075
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0115.075
label: accession number
content: 2009.0115
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
label: Object Type
content: Engraving
label: Other Terms
content: print; Engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall materials)
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content: ink (overall materials)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 24.5 cm x 31.5 cm; 9 5/8 in x 12 3/8 in