Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute: Digital Public Domain Images
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Accession Number: 4381.10
Artist Name: Holm, Hermann Theodore
Life Span: (1854-1932)
Nationality: Denmark and United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain
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Title: ''Carex stygia Fr.''
Taxon: Carex, Cyperaceae
Description:
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 31.5 x 19.5
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Date of Execution:
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Signature: Theo. Holm (b.r.)
Published: ''Plate 10'' (b.l.).
Printmaker:
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4381.11
Artist Name: Holm, Hermann Theodore
Life Span: (1854-1932)
Nationality: Denmark and United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain
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Title: ''Carex lejocarpa Mey.''
Taxon: Carex, Cyperaceae
Description:
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 31.5 x 19.5
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Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature: Theo. Holm (b.r.)
Published: ''Plate 11'' (b.l.).
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Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4381.12
Artist Name: Holm, Hermann Theodore
Life Span: (1854-1932)
Nationality: Denmark and United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Carex physochlaena Holm''
Taxon: Carex, Cyperaceae
Description:
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 31.5 x 19.5
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Date of Execution:
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Signature: Theo. Holm (b.r.)
Published: ''Plate 12'' (b.l.).
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Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4382.01
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Selenia dissecta''
Taxon: Selenia, Brassicaceae alt. Cruciferae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson. 1855. Pl. 1.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4382.02
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Calymmandra candida''
Taxon: Calymmandra, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson, 1855. Pl. 2.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4382.03
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Filaginopsis multicaulis''
Taxon: Filaginopsis, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson, 1855. Pl. 3.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 4382.04
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Stenandrium barbatum''
Taxon: Stenandrium, Acanthaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson. 1855. Pl. 4
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 4382.05
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Pentstemon [sic] fendleri''
Taxon: Penstemon, Scrophulariaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson. Pl. 5.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 4382.06
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Salviastrum texanum''
Taxon: Salviastrum, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson, 1855. Pl. 6.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 4382.07
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Stegnocarpus canescens''
Taxon: Stegnocarpus, Boraginaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson. 1855. Pl. 7.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4382.08
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title:
Taxon: Ptilocalyx, Boraginaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson, 1855. Pl. 8.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 4382.09
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Eddya hispidissima''
Taxon: Eddya, Boraginaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. NIcholson, 1855. Pl. 9.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 4382.10
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [when photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''Phacelia popei''
Taxon: Phacelia, Hydrophyllaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 24
Image Size: 24 x 16.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from John Torrey and Asa Gray, ''Report of the botany of the expedition.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 2. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson, 1855. Pl. 10.
Printmaker: Prestele
Notes: Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4384.01
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-2. Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelm. et Bigel., 3-5. E. lecontei Engelm.''
Taxon: Echinocactus, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 2.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 4384.02
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-2. Echinocactus wislizeni Engelm., 3. E. emoryi Engelm., 4-6. E. polycephalus Engelm. et Bigel.''
Taxon: Echinocactus, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 3.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 4384.03
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-3. Cereus phœniceus Engelm., 4-5. C. conoideus Engelm. et Bigel., 6-7. C. triglochidiatus Engelm., 8. C. bigelovii, 9. C. bigelovii ß zuniensis''
Taxon: Cereus, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 4.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 4384.04
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1. Cereus hexaedrus Engelm. et Bigel., 2-3. C. gonacanthus Engelm. et Bigel., 4-7. C. engelmanni var. variegatus, 8-10. C. egelmanni var. chrysocentrus''
Taxon: Cereus, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 4.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 4384.05
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view full size):
Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-3. Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. et Bigel., 4-5. O. procumbens Engelm. et Bigel.''
Taxon: Opuntia, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 6.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 4384.06
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view full size):
Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-2. Opuntia occidentalis Engelm. et Bigel., 3-4. O. angustata Engelm. et Bigel.''
Taxon: Opuntia, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 7.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 4384.07
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view full size):
Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1. Opuntia engelmanni var. cyclodes Engelm. et Bigel., 2-3. O. tortispina Engelm. et Bigel.''
Taxon: Opuntia, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 8.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 4384.08
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view full size):
Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-5. Opuntia camanchica Engelm. et Bigel., 6-8. O. mojavensis Engelm. et Bigel.''
Taxon: Opuntia, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 9.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 4384.09
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
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Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-2. Opuntia vulgaris Mill., O. rafinesquii Engelm.''
Taxon: Opuntia, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 10.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4384.10
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view full size):
Copyright: public domain [not yet photographed]
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database [once photographed] When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1. Opuntia rafinesquii minor Engelm., 2-3. O. rafinesquii grandiflora Engelm., 4. O. fuscoatra Engelm.''
Taxon: Opuntia, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 11.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4384.11
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view full size):
Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-3. Opuntia cymochila Engelm. et Bigel., 4-6. O. stenochila Engelm. et Bigel., 7-8. O. fusciformis Engelm. et Bigel., 9. O. bracayarthra Engelm. et Bigel.''
Taxon: Opuntia, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 12.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 4384.12
Artist Name: Roetter, Paulus and Möllhausen, H. B.
Life Span: (1806-1894) and (1825-1905)
Nationality: Germany and United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view full size):
Copyright: public domain
Credit: This image is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the database. When using it, please include the following credit statement: Courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., on indefinite loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: ''1-5. Opuntia basilaris Engelm. et Bigel., 6-7. O. sphærocarpa Engelm. et Bigel., 8-11. O. erinacea Engelm. et Bigel.''
Taxon: Opuntia, Cactaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from George Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow, ''No. 3. Description of the cactaceae.'' Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 4. Washington, D.C., A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856. Pl. 13.
Printmaker: Ackerman
Notes: On p. 57: ''They [the figures] were drawn with the greatest accuracy, partly from living and in part from dried specimens, by Mr. Paulus Roetter of St. Louis, under the personal superintendence of Dr. Engelmann. The drawings made on the spot by Mr. H. B. Möllhausen, the artist of the expedition, greatly aided the work and were made use of, and even partly copied, especially in the plates exhibiting the Cylindric Opuntiae.'' Indefinite loan from Smithsonian Institution.
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