Haplopetalon Richii

Haplopetalon Richii

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Description (Brief)
This engraved printing plate was prepared to print the image "Haplopetalon Richii" for the publication "United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842," Volume 15, Botany - Panerogamia - Atlas, Plate 76, in the edition Philadelphia : C. Sherman & Son, 1856. The plate images were engraved by W. H. Dougal after Issac Sprague.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Plate
plate, printing
Object Type
Engraving
Date made
1856
Associated Name
Wilkes, Charles
original artist
Sprague, Isaac
graphic artist
Dougal, W. H.
printer
C. Sherman and Son
author
Gray, Asa
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Measurements
overall: 43.1 cm x 28.6 cm; 16 15/16 in x 11 1/4 in
ID Number
1999.0145.429
accession number
1999.0145
catalog number
1999.0145.429
U.S. Exploring Expedition
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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