Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859

Person

Dates

Existence: 1786 - 1859

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Nuttall collection of illustrations for North American Sylva

FOUND IN: Botany Libraries, Arnold Arboretum Library (Cambridge), Harvard University

Collection Identifier: arn00013

Scope and content: Creation of the additional plates for Nuttall's edition of North American Sylva was overseen by Nuttall. The plates were drawn by several artists, including William Gambel, a naturalist who traveled with and collected for Nuttall between 1838 and 1842. The illustrations were completed by J.B. Butler, J.T. French, E.D. Long, G. West, J. Worley and J. Magee. The published versions vary from the original illustrations in color and technique by artist....

Thomas Nuttall diary reproduction

FOUND IN: Botany Libraries, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University

Item — Drawer P1.5Identifier: gra00066

Scope and Contents:

This is a reproduction of Thomas Nuttall’s diary made during his 1810-1811 explorations. The diary is dated April 12, 1810 to September 1810 and contains 124 pages. The copies were likely make by Jeannette E. Graustein during research for her book, Thomas Nuttall, naturalist: explorations in America, 1808-1841.