Engraving of lizard species"Euphryne obesus"
- Description
- William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print of “Euphryne obesus [Baird]”, now "Sauromalus ater" or Northern chuckwalla, from an original sketch by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The illustration was printed as Plate 27 in the “Reptiles” section of the second part of volume II of the Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, written by S.F. Baird (1823–1887). The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- print
- Object Type
- Engraving
- date of book publication
- 1859
- author
- Baird, Spencer Fullerton
- original artist
- Richard, John H.
- graphic artist
- Dougal, William H.
- printer
- Wendell, Cornelius
- author
- Emory, William H.
- publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Army
- Physical Description
- paper (overall materials)
- ink (overall materials)
- Measurements
- overall: 30.9 cm x 25.7 cm; 12 3/16 in x 10 1/8 in
- Place Made
- United States: District of Columbia
- ID Number
- 2009.0115.068
- catalog number
- 2009.0115.068
- accession number
- 2009.0115
- subject
- Art
- Communications
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Measuring & Mapping
- Military
- Natural Resources
- Science & Mathematics
- Survey Prints
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- Culture and the Arts: Graphic Arts
- Survey Prints
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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