Engraved printing plate "Procellaria nivea"

Description (Brief):

This engraved printing plate was prepared to print an image of "Procellaria nivea" (now Pagodroma nivea - Snow Petrel) for the publication "United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842," Volume 8, Mammalogy and Ornithology, plate 42, in the edition Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1858. The engraving was produced by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson after T. R. Peale.

The firm of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson (1830s–1850s) of New York City prepared this copper printing plate after a drawing by Expedition Naturalist Titian Ramsey Peale. It depicts the Procellaria nivea (now Pagodroma nivea or Snow Petrel). The engraved illustration was published as Plate 42 in Volume VIII, Mammalogy and Ornithology, by John Cassin, 1858.

Date Made: 1858

Publisher: Wilkes, CharlesOriginal Artist: Peale, Titian RamsayGraphic Artist: Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and EdsonPrinter: Sherman, CongerAuthor: Cassin, JohnMaker: Peale, Titian Ramsay

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: Science & Scientific InstrumentsRelated Event: U.S. Exploring Expedition

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Related Web Publication: http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/index.htm

Related Publication: The United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1999.0145.422Accession Number: 1999.0145Catalog Number: 1999.0145.422

Object Name: plateplate, printingObject Type: Engraving

Physical Description: copper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 43.7 cm x 28.8 cm; 17 3/16 in x 11 5/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-2e04-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_600661

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