Engraving of fish species "Moniana rutila, Moniana formosa, Moniana gibbosa, Moniana aurata, Moniana frigida, Moniana couchi"
date: label: date of book publication
content: 1859
name: label: publisher
content: U.S. Department of the Interior
label: printer
content: Wendell, Cornelius
label: author
content: Emory, William H.
label: original artist
content: Richard, John H.
label: graphic artist
content: Dougal, William H.
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 six fish species after original sketches by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The engraving was printed as Plate 30 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. The fish species illustrated include: Moniana rutila [Grd], Moniana formosa [Grd], Moniana gibbosa [Grd], Moniana aurata [Grd], Moniana frigida [Grd], and Moniana couchi [Grd].
label: Description
content: William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print of “Moniana rutila [Grd], Moniana formosa [Grd], Moniana gibbosa [Grd], Moniana aurata [Grd], Moniana frigida [Grd], Moniana couchi [Grd];” now "Cyprinella rutila" (Mexican shiner), "Cyprinella formosa" (Beautiful shiner), "Cyprinella leutrensis" (Red shiner), "Cyprinella proserpina" (Proserpine shiner), "Cyprinella lutrensis" (Red shiner), and "Cyprinella lutrensis" (Red shiner), from an original sketch by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The illustration was printed as Plate 30 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: 2009.0115.096
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0115.096
label: accession number
content: 2009.0115
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
label: Object Type
content: Engraving
label: Other Terms
content: print; Engraving
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content: paper (overall materials)
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content: ink (overall materials)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31.3 cm x 25 cm; 12 5/16 in x 9 13/16 in