Giant mastodon skeleton, 1830. Artist: Unknown

Giant mastodon skeleton, 1830. Artist: Unknown

1-157-635 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Giant mastodon skeleton, 1830. Skeleton of a giant mastodon excavated by Wilson Peale of Philadelphia at Newburgh on the Hudson River in 1801. Mastodons were a species of elephant that lived in North America from 23.7 million to about 10,000 years ago. From Cuvier's The Animal Kingdom. (London, 1830).


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Charles Willson Peale: American: Artist, painter, soldier, naturalist
  2. Georges, Baron Cuvier: French: scientist, anatomist, paleontologist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Animal Life

Science & Nature Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3662x2860
File Size : 30,684kb


Aliases

  1. 001994
  1. 001994
  1. 0390004438
  1. 1-157-635
  1. 1157635
  1. 4438

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