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The North American Sylva; or a description of the forest trees of the U.S., Canada and Nova Scotia...

1859
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The North American Sylva; or a description of the forest trees of the U.S., Canada and Nova Scotia...
  • Author: François André Michaux (French, 1770–1855)
  • Author: Thomas Nuttall (British, Long Preston, Yorkshire 1786–1859 St Helens, Lancashire)
  • Translator: John Jay Smith (American, 1798–1881)
  • Sitter: Frontispiece portrait of François André Michaux (French, 1770–1855)
  • Designer: Portrait after Rembrandt Peale (American, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1778–1860 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Engraver: Portrait engraved by Henry Bryan Hall, Sr. (American (born England), London 1808–1884 Morrisania, Bronx, New York)
  • Designer: Pierre Joseph Redouté (French (born Belgium), Saint-Hubert 1759–1840 Paris)
  • Engraver: Jean Augustin Renard (French, 1744–1807)
  • Designer: Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846)
  • Designer: A. Riché (French, active 18th century)
  • Publisher: D. Rice and A. N. Hart (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Date: 1859
  • Medium: Illustrations: hand-colored engravings
  • Dimensions: 11 x 7 1/16 x 1 7/16 in. (28 x 18 x 3.6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Beekman Bull, in memory of Alice Hawke Reimer, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.738.6(1–5)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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