Charles M. Carton Print Collection, 1614-1870.

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Summary

Creators:
Carton, Charles M.
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

The Charles M. Carton Print Collection consists of American and European Antiquarian and Natural History prints. It includes botanical prints, nature prints, ornithological prints, architectural prints, satirical prints, and miscellaneous loose prints from the 17th to 19th century with several interesting 20th century images.

Biographical / historical:

The science of natural history emerged during the Renaissance as the study of nature shifted from medicinal and practical concerns to the description and classification of life forms. Because of their ability to represent plants and animals in vivid detail, artists were hired by naturalists to illustrate their publications. Artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Albrect Durer took such an avid interest in the depiction of the natural world that they qualify as naturalists in their own right. The same can be said of many of the later artists included in this collection: G.D. Ehret, John M. Gould, Pierre-Joseph Redoute, and Abraham Munting.

Arrangement:

The prints were organized by the processor into the following series:

  • Botanical prints (family or species names of plants may also be listed)
  • Architectural prints
  • Astronomical prints
  • Satirical prints (see under Rowlandson)
  • Miscellaneous prints

In addition to a list of subject headings for each print, a genre heading is also listed, which names the print process.

  • Box 1 contains folders 1-13 and consists of botanical prints.
  • Box 2 contains folders 14-25 and consists of botanical prints.
  • Box 3 contains folders 26-41 and consists of botanical prints.
  • Box 4 contains folders 42-51 and consists of astronomical prints (folders 42-44), satirical prints (45,49-51), and architectural prints (46-48).
  • Box 5 contains folders 52-62 and consists of architectural (52-57) and miscellaneous prints (58-62), which include an image of the pig-tailed monkey (62) and a portrait of Carl von Linne (60).

Physical location:
Held at the BIOSPEC-CAGESTAX of the Biomedical Library History Division Special Collections.
Physical description:
5 boxes and 62 folders, 2 oversize folders.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
12-077 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951798
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, US
Contact:
(310) 825-6940
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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