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The Boston Journal of Natural History (1834–1863) was a scholarly journal published by the Boston Society of Natural History in mid-19th century Massachusetts. Contributors included Charles T. Jackson, Augustus A. Gould, and others. Each volume featured lithographic illustrations, some in color, drawn/engraved by E.W. Bouvé, B.F. Nutting, A. Sonrel, et al. and printed by Pendleton's Lithography and other firms.

The journal was continued by Memoirs Read Before the Boston Society of Natural History in 1863.

Further reading

  • Boston Journal of Natural History v.1 (1834–1837); v.2 (1838–1839); v.4 (1843–1844); v.5 (1845–1847); v.6 (1850–1857); v.7 (1859–1863).

Image gallery

  • Plate from v.1, 1837 Plate from v.1, 1837
  • Plate from v.2, 1839 Plate from v.2, 1839
  • Plate from v.4, 1844 Plate from v.4, 1844
  • Plate from v.5, 1847 Plate from v.5, 1847

References

  1. Illustrations for Vol.1 drawn by B.F. Nutting; C.T. Jackson; James Eights. Lithographs by Pendleton's Lithography; Moore's Lithography, Boston; Jenkins Lithography. Vol.2 drawn by A.A. Gould; Teschemacher; J.Wyman. Lithographs by T. Moore's Lithography, Boston. Vol.3 drawn by Jared P. Kirtland; Nutting. Lithographs by G.F. Storm. Vol.4 drawn by J. P. Kirtland; J.W. Mighels; G.F. Storm; N.M. Hentz; Jeffries Wyman; A.A. Gould. Lithographs by J. Archer; G.F. Storm; Tappan. Vol.5 drawn by W.O. Ayres; N.M. Hentz. Lithographs by E.W. Bouve; Warren; Tappan. Vol.6: drawn by N.M. Hentz; A. Sonrel; J.H. Richard; O.J. Wallis. Lithographs by A. Sonrel, Cambridge; Tappan & Bradford; J. Thomas; T. Sinclair's Lithography, Philadelphia; A. Frey; Metzeroth. Vol.7: drawn by Otto Koehler. Lithographs by Bowen & Co., Philadelphia.
  2. Objects and claims of the Boston Society of Natural History. Printed by J. Wilson and Son, 1861.
  3. Johnston, Richard I. (2004). "The Rise and Fall of the Boston Society of Natural History". Northeastern Naturalist. 11 (1): 81–108. doi:10.1656/1092-6194(2004)011[0081:trafot]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 3858546.


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