J. Peckham plate, "Fossil Footmarks, Scale 1/2 inch to the foot," 1841

Item Information

Title:
J. Peckham plate, "Fossil Footmarks, Scale 1/2 inch to the foot," 1841
Description:
A plate printed from an illustration by J. Peckham depicting eighteen slabs of rock, each containing multiple fossil footprints. This is plate 48 in Edward Hitchcock's "Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts." The identity of J. Peckham could not be confirmed.
Lithographer:
B.W. Thayer & Co.
Date:
1841
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Plates (illustrations)
Scientific illustrations
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 11 Folder 22 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Final report on the geology of Massachusetts--Illustrations
Footprints, Fossil--Pictorial works
Extent:
1 print ; sheet 30 x 34 cm
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:59901
Terms of Use:
Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found.
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Place of origin:
Boston (Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes (date):
The date provided is drawn from the item's folder.