Object Details
graphic artist
Sinclair, Thomas
original artist
Dreser, William
printer
Nicholson, A. O. P.
publisher
United States Navy
author
Cassin, John
Gilliss, James Melville
Description (Brief)
Thomas Sinclair (ca 1805-1881) of Philadelphia produced this pre-press chromolithographic proof of "Euphonia refiventis [Vieill] adult male and Chlorophonia occipitalis [Du Bus] adult male," now "Euphonia rufiventris" (Rufous-bellied eupohina) and "Chlorophonia occipitalis" (Blue-crowned chlorophonia), from an original illustration by William Dreser (ca 1820, fl. 1849-1860). The image was published as Plate XX in Volume 2, following page 182 of Appendix F (Zoology-Birds) by John Cassin (1813-1869) in the report describing "The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere during the Years 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852" by James M. Gillis (1811-1865). The volume was printed in 1855 by A. O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876) of Washington, D.C.
Location
Currently not on view
date of book publication
1855
ID Number
2008.0175.06
accession number
2008.0175
catalog number
2008.0175.06
Object Name
print
Object Type
Lithograph
Other Terms
print; Graphics; Planographic; Lithograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 25 cm x 33 cm; 9 13/16 in x 13 in
location of book publication
United States: District of Columbia
Associated Place
South America
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Birds
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United States Navy
United States Congress
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_785539