Engraving of fish species "Anguilla tyrannus"
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: author
content: Girard, Charles
label: original artist
content: Richard, John H.
label: graphic artist
content: Dougal, William H.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. is believed to have engraved this print of eel species Anguilla tyrannus (now Anguilla rostrata) after an original illustration by John H. Richard (c.1807-1881) also of Washington, D.C. The illustration was printed as Plate 40 in “Ichthology 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 “Anguilla tyrannus [Grd]”, now "Anguilla rostrata" or American eel, from an original sketch likely drawn by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The illustration was printed as Plate 40 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: United States: District of Columbia
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dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.0115.106
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0115.106
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: 24.6 cm x 31 cm; 9 11/16 in x 12 3/16 in