Engraving of snake species "Crotalus molossus"
name: label: graphic artist
content: Dougal, William H.
label: printer
content: Nicholson, A.O.P.
label: author
content: Emory, William H.
label: printer
content: Wendell, Cornelius
label: publisher
content: U.S. Department of the Interior
label: original artist
content: Richard, John H.
label: author
content: Baird, Spencer Fullerton
label: publisher
content: U.S. Army
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: Description
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 2 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
topic: label: Subject
content: Exploration and Discovery
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content: Measuring & Mapping
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: William H. Dougal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.1367
label: accession number
content: 1888.20627
label: catalog number
content: 1367
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
label: Object Type
content: Engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall materials)
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content: ink (overall materials)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 cm x 28.5 cm; 8 11/16 in x 11 1/4 in