Impressions of Raindrops

James Deane (mentioned on object), 1861

In 1835 the American physician Deane became interested in tracks he had found near Greenfield, his place of residence. He suspected that prehistoric birds had made them. He debated the nature of these tracks with an eminent fellow geologist up to his death. Published posthumously in 1861, the book on display includes photographs of fossil footprints, as well as recently fallen raindrops.

  • Artwork typebook
  • Object numberRP-F-2001-7-1071
  • Dimensionsheight 303 mm x width 253 mm x thickness 21 mm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Ichnographs from the sandstone of Connecticut River (title on object)
    • Impressions of Raindrops

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2001-7-1071

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • name: ‘Bowdoin College Library. Brunswick ME.’
    • name: ‘Bowdoin College Library The Gift of Miss Alice May Douglas’
    • number: ‘104255’

Creation

  • Creation

    • writer (clerical worker): James Deane (mentioned on object)
    • publisher: Little, Brown and Company (mentioned on object), Boston (Massachusetts)
    • publisher: S. Low, Son & Co. (mentioned on object), London

  • Dating

    1861

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 303 mm x width 253 mm x thickness 21 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Mondriaan Stichting, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the VSBfonds, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Egbert Kunstfonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2001

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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