Front View of Tanoa's Canoe, Feejee
date: label: Date made
content: 1845
label: Date made
content: 1845-56
name: label: Associated Name
content: Wilkes, Charles
label: engraver
content: unknown
label: illustrator
content: Agate, A. T.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This engraved wood block was likely prepared to print an image in the publication "The Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Volume 3," 1844. The image titled "Tanoa's Canoe" (see 1999.0145.353) produced as a plate engraving was likely used in its place to describe the same scene. The block is marked "Front View of Tanoa's Canoe, Feejee." The image was drawn by A. T. Agate and engraved by an unknown artist.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: related event
content: U.S. Exploring Expedition
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Wilkes Blocks
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.0145.282
label: accession number
content: 1999.0145
label: catalog number
content: 1999.0145.282
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Block
label: Object Name
content: block, printing
label: Object Type
content: relief
label: Object Type
content: block printing
label: Object Type
content: Wood Engraving
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 4 in; 7.62 cm x 10.16 cm