Print
Heterornis Sericea
A hand-colored lithograph produced by Wm. E. Hitchcock, from drawings created by William Heine, artist to Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan. The bird, an adult male, is described in the text as a type of "grakle." "Gmelin" refers to German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gemilin (1748-1804) who assigned the scientific name. |
Image ID: | 123817 |
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Creation Date: | 1856 |
Creator Name: | Heine, William |
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Collection Name: | Rare Books |
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Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
Original Format Number: | Serials 770 |
Original Dimensions: | 8.5 x 11.5 inches |
From Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, Volume II. opp. page 238 |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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