Summary
Full colour proof of a Red Gurnard, Chelidonichthys kumu, by Arthur Bartholomew as both artist and lithographer. This work was commissioned by Frederick McCoy, the first Director of The National Museum of Victoria, for Plate 6 in 'The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; Figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victoria indigenous animals'. The illustration was based on a specimen collected in Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip, in August 1864, referred to by McCoy as Trigla kumu, The Kumu Gurnard.
This print 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 Unfortunately, almost 90 plates in the collection remain unpublished, and hundreds of illustrations were either not completed or not printed.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
Chelidonichthys kumu by Arthur Bartholomew. Published as Plate 6 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
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Collecting Areas
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Artist & Lithographer
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Plate Number
6
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State
Colour proof
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Lesson, 1826)
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Preferred Common name
Red Gurnard
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Species Name
kumu
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
19 cm (Width), 28 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.
