Plates 40-41: James Ellsworth DeKay. Natural History of New York. Albany , 1842-1844
File — Box: 2
Dates
- Creation: 1842-1844
Creator
- From the Collection: Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605? (Person)
- From the Collection: Buc'hoz, Pierre-Joseph, 1731-1807 (Person)
- From the Collection: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788 (Person)
- From the Collection: Collaert, Adriaen, -1618 (Person)
- From the Collection: De Kay, James E. (James Ellsworth), 1792-1851 (Person)
- From the Collection: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823 (Person)
- From the Collection: Knorr, Georg Wolfgang, 1705-1761 (Person)
- From the Collection: Meyer, Johann Daniel, 1713- (Person)
- From the Collection: Perrault, Claude, 1613-1688 (Person)
- From the Collection: Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob, 1672-1733 (Person)
Historical Note
James Ellsworth DeKay (1792–1851), American naturalist, author, and physician. He was commissioned by the State of New York to prepare the zoological section of the Natural History Survey of New York. He described 1,600 species of mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc. The lithographic plates were printed by George Endicott (1802–1848).
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (2 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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