The butterflies of North America, diurnal Lepidoptera : whence they come, where they go, and what they do [microform] / illustrated and described by Titian R. Peale., 1873 - 1885
Scope and Contents
Microfilm copies of archives and manuscripts from central archives and other Science departments.
Dates
- 1873 - 1885
Conditions Governing Access
Some materials are restricted.
Biographical sketch
Painter and naturalist, member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; examiner of the Patent Office in Washington, 1849-1872.
Extent
3 boxes (164 leaves of plates) : (3 boxes (164 leaves of plates) : 127 ill. (125 col.) ;, 33 cm. + (1 case ([145] leaves ; 37 cm.)))
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Indicator 1 Holder of originals: Rare Book Collection (20-D). Silver original shelved in the Negative Storage Room.
Publication Date
[1873-1885].
General Note
Holograph in pen-and-ink and watercolor.
General Note
Box 1 contains plates 1-67; box 2, plates 68-136; box 3, plates 137-164. Case contains descriptive text.
General Note
Plates missing (never drawn?): 62-64, 66-67, 69-70, 72, 77, 83, 94-95, 109, 115-124, 129-130, 146-164. Leaves 158-164 blank. Includes plates numbered 13a, 53a, 59a, 140a, and 2 plates numbered 135. The text is sectioned and numbered to correspond the numbering of the plates.
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Microfilm.; Place of reproduction--[New York, N.Y. :; Agency responsible for reproduction--American Museum of Natural History: Date of reproduction--1987]. Physical description of reproduction--2 microfilm reels, 35 mm.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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