Object Details
Associated Name
Wilkes, Charles
original artist
unknown
graphic artist
Yeager, E.
printer
Sherman, C.
Maker
Lea & Blanchard
Description (Brief)
This engraved printing plate was prepared to print an image of "A Chart Representing the Isles of the South Sea, According to the Notions of the Inhabitants of O-Tahettee and the Neighboring Isles, Chiefly Collected from the Accounts of Tupaya" for the publication "United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842," Volume 6, preceding page 123, in the edition Philadelphia : C. Sherman, 1846. The engraving was produced by Edward Yeager.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1846
ID Number
1999.0145.402
accession number
1999.0145
catalog number
1999.0145.402
Object Name
Plate
Map
plate, printing
map
Object Type
Engraving
Physical Description
copper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 25.3 cm x 33.1 cm; 9 31/32 in x 13 1/32 in
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Associated Place
Pacific Islands
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
U.S. Exploring Expedition
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_600641