Cereus Berlandieri
Cereus Berlandieri
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- Description (Brief)
- William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print showing a cactus species “Cereus berlandieri" (common name Berlandier's hedgehog cactus) after an original illustration by Paulus Roetter (1806-1894) of St. Louis, Missouri. The illustration was printed as Plate 58 in “Cactaceae of the Boundary” by George Engelmann (1809–1884), published in Volume 2, Part 1 of the Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Object Type
- Engraving
- Other Terms
- Print; Engraving
- graphic artist
- Dougal, William H.
- original artist
- Roetter, Paulus
- book publisher, printer
- Wendell, Cornelius
- Emory, William H.
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia
- Physical Description
- paper (overall materials)
- ink (overall materials)
- Measurements
- overall: 20.4 cm x 26 cm; 8 1/16 in x 10 1/4 in
- ID Number
- GA.01369
- catalog number
- 01369
- accession number
- 1888.20627
- subject
- cactus
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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