David
Starr Jordan
Fishes
The
chromolithographs below are from David Starr
Jordan's (1851-1931) Fishes
, published by D. Appleton, NY, 1925;
originally published in 1907. The prints were lithographed by Hoen of
Baltimore, and most appeared in other works such as Jordan's Fishes
of Samoa and the Bulletin of the US Fish Commission.
The salmonoids were painted by Charles B. Hudson. The
prints are toned a light to moderate ivory.
Inspired by Louis Agassiz'
analytical approach to natual history, David Starr Jordan began
studying fishes in earnest after graduating Cornell University.
After teaching in the midwest and acquiring a medical degree,
Jordan did a number of studies for US Fish Commission. His name
is frequently associated with that of Barton
Warren Evermann
(1853-1932), icthyologist of the US Fish Commission. In 1916,
along with San Francisco banker Ignatz Steinhart, Jordan and Evermann
set into motion plans to establish the Steinhart Aquarium, which would
represent the most modern and diverse acquatic collection in the
world. Jordan served as president of Indiana University and
Stanford
University. Jordan fostered the biological sciences by founding
the
Hopkins Marine Station.
Size: 10 x 7.25 inches
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