Summary
Single colour proof (black) of a Butterfly Gurnard, Lepidotrigla vanessa, by Arthur Bartholomew, artist and lithographer. This work was commissioned by Frederick McCoy, the first Director of he National Museum of Victoria, for Plate 5 in 'The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; Figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victoria indigenous animals. Bartholomew's illustrations were based on a specimen from Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip, August 1864, now registered as NMV 41545 in Museum's Ichthyology Collection.
This proof forms part of the much larger Prodromus Collection. Many of the original illustrations and prints in the collection informed the production of The Prodromus, the first major publication of the National Museum of Victoria. Between 1878 and 1890, McCoy published his zoology 'Prodromus' as 20 parts in two volumes, with each part comprising 20 plates. Unfortunately, almost 90 plates in the collection remain unpublished, and hundreds of illustrations were either not completed or not printed.
Description of Content
Butterfly Gurnard, Lepidotrigla vanessa, by Arthur Bartholomew. Single colour proof (grey), lithographic ink and pencil on paper, Aug 1864, 19cm x 28cm, published as Plate 5 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
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Publisher
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Artist & Lithographer
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Medium
lithographic ink
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Support
Paper
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Plate Number
5
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State
Single colour proof (black)
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Primary Inscriptions
Pl. 5.
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Richardson, 1839)
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Preferred Common name
Butterfly Gurnard
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Species Name
vanessa
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
28 cm (Width), 19 cm (Height)
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References
[Book Series] McCoy, Frederick. 1878-1890. Natural History of Victoria: Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria or Figures and Descriptions of the Living Species of All Classes of the Victorian Indigenous Animals. 1-2.
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.