Object Details
publisher
Wilkes, Charles
original artist
Dana, James Dwight
graphic artist
Sarony & Major
printer
Sherman, Conger
Description (Brief)
The image on this lithographic stone was prepared to print an image in the publication "United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842," Volume 10, "Geology - Atlas," 1849. The image depicts "Australian Fossils, Plate 9." The images was prepared by the lithographic firm Sarony & Major after illustrations by James Dwight Dana.
Description
The firm of Sarony & Major of Philadelphia, working between 1846 and 1857, prepared this lithographic printing stone after a drawing by James Dwight Dana (1813–1895) depicting Australian fossils. The lithographic illustration was published as Plate 4 in U.S. Exploring Expedition publication Volume X, Geology, by James D. Dana, 1849.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1849
ID Number
1999.0145.462
accession number
1999.0145
catalog number
1999.0145.462
Object Name
stone, lithographic
Lithograph Stone
Object Type
Lithograph
Physical Description
stone (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 48.8 cm x 32.2 cm x 4.7 cm; 19 3/16 in x 12 11/16 in x 1 7/8 in
Place Made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Related Publication
The United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
Related Web Publication
http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/index.htm
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Art
Wilkes Blocks
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Fossils
Shells
Science & Scientific Instruments
related event
U.S. Exploring Expedition
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_746493