Orra White Hitchcock pen and ink drawing of four shells

Item Information

Title:
Orra White Hitchcock pen and ink drawing of four shells
Description:
A pen and ink drawing by Orra White Hitchcock depicting four shells. The piece is annotated "Fig. 64" but these were published as figures 242, 244, and 245 in Edward Hitchcock's "Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts."
Artist:
Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Date:
[ca. 1840]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Scientific illustrations
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 25A Folder 57 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Shells--Pictorial works
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Final report on the geology of Massachusetts--Illustrations
Extent:
1 drawing : pen and ink ; sheet 7 x 7 cm
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:291518
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Notes (object):
Item is matted; full mat not digitized or measured.