Engraving of fish species "Pomotis heros, Pomotis fallax"

Engraving of fish species "Pomotis heros, Pomotis fallax"
view Engraving of fish species "Pomotis heros, Pomotis fallax" digital asset number 1
ORIGINAL ARTIST:
Richard, John H.
GRAPHIC ARTIST:
Dougal, William H.
AUTHOR:
Girard, Charles
Emory, William H.
PRINTER:
Wendell, Cornelius
PUBLISHER:
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Army
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
paper (overall materials)
ink (overall materials)
MEASUREMENTS:
overall: 24.6 cm x 31.1 cm; 9 11/16 in x 12 1/4 in
OBJECT NAME:
print
OBJECT TYPE:
Engraving
PLACE MADE:
United States: District of Columbia
DATE OF BOOK PUBLICATION:
1859
DESCRIPTION:
William Dougal (1822–1895) of Washington, D.C. engraved this print of “Pomotis heros [B&G]and Pomotis fallax [B&G];” now "Lepomis macrochirus" (Bluegill) and "Lepomis megalotis" (Longear sunfish); from an original sketch likely drawn by John H. Richard (c.1807–1881) of Philadelphia. The illustration was published as Plate 2 in the “Fishes” section of the second part of volume II of the Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, written by Charles Girard (1822–1895). The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C.
LOCATION:
Currently not on view
SUBJECT:
Art
Communications
Government, Politics, and Reform
Measuring & Mapping
Military
Natural Resources
Science & Mathematics
Survey Prints
ID NUMBER:
2009.0115.071
CATALOG NUMBER:
2009.0115.071
ACCESSION NUMBER:
2009.0115