American pheasant – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Labeled "American pheasant," this print dates to about 1832, and its record links it to a name, John Doughty, on a shelflist card, though that attribution is unverified. The bird shown is most likely the ruffed grouse, which early American writers often called a pheasant because it resembled the Old World birds. Natural history prints like this were popular in the early 1800s, when American naturalists and publishers were documenting the continent's birdlife for a growing audience. The copyright notation in the record shows the print was registered for protection under U.S. law, a common step for engraved works of that period.
| Created / published | c1832 Nov. 26. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | 334 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Doughty, John. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,233 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-117260 |
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