Summary
LIthographic black and white proof of 7 species of Bryozoa by P.H.McGillvray. This work was commissioned by Frederick McCoy, the first Director of The National Museum of Victoria, for Plate 1 in 'The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; Figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victoria indigenous animals'.
The 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 Unfortunately, almost 90 plates in the collection remain unpublished, and hundreds of illustrations were either not completed or not printed.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Publisher
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Artist
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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
35
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State
Lithographic proof
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Primary Inscriptions
Pl.35 / Zoology of Victoria (Polyzoa) / P.H.McGillvray del. / A.Bartholomew lith. / Prof.McCoy direct./ C.Troedel & Co. imp.
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Secondary Inscriptions
[ numbers associated with illustrations]
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Tertiary Inscriptions
[pencil annotations of place names, probably quite recent]
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(MacGillivray, 1869)
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Preferred Common name
bryozoan
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Class
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Order
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Suborder
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Superfamily
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
circinata
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
18 cm (Width), 27 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.
