Plates, "Fossil vegetables from Mansfield," 1841

Item Information

Title:
Plates, "Fossil vegetables from Mansfield," 1841
Description:
Four plates printed from illustrations depicting different slabs of rock with vegetation fossils found in Mansfield, Massachusetts. These are plates 21, 23, 24, and 25 in Edward Hitchcock's "Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts." Plate 21 shows two rock slabs, plate 23 shows one, plate 24 shows three, and plate 25 shows three. It is unclear who the artist is.
Lithographer:
B.W. Thayer & Co.
Date:
1841
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Plates (illustrations)
Scientific illustrations
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 11 Folder 21 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Final report on the geology of Massachusetts--Illustrations
Fossils--Massachusetts--Pictorial works
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
4 prints ; sheets 23 x 30 cm
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:51334
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Boston (Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes (date):
The date provided is drawn from the item's folder.