Paleontology, (Cretaceous), Plate 6

Paleontology, (Cretaceous), Plate 6

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Description (Brief)
William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print "Paleontology, Cretaceous, Pl. 6" after original illustrations by Smithsonian paleontologist Fielding Bradford Meek (1817-1876).
The image was published in “Paleontology and Geology of the Boundary" by paleontologist James Hall (1811 – 1898)” and published in Volume 1, Part 2 of the Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. The volume was printed in 1857 by A. O. P. Nicholson of Washington, D.C. The species described in the plate include: 1. Cytherea Leonensis, 2 C. Texana, 3. Arga Subelongata, 4. Cardium Multistriatum, 5 C. Congestum, 6 C.Texanum, 7 C. Filosum, 8. Cardita Eminula, 9. Corbula Occidentalis, and 10. Plicatula Incongrua.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Print
Object Type
Engraving
Other Terms
Print; Intaglio; Engraving
date of book publication
1859
original artist
Meek, F. B.
graphic artist
Dougal, William H.
book publisher, printer
Wendell, Cornelius
author of book
Emory, William H.
place made
United States: District of Columbia
Physical Description
paper (overall materials)
ink (overall materials)
Measurements
overall: 22.1 cm x 28.5 cm; 8 11/16 in x 11 1/4 in
ID Number
GA.01368
catalog number
01368
accession number
1888.20627
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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