Collection View
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of microfilm strips and prints from microfilm of Auguste Plée's sketchbook of American and Canadian views and a long letter (with typed copy) to his family in France describing his journey in the United States and Canada in 1821 as a botanist for the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Included are sketches of the Hudson River, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Quebec, Lake Champlain, and Niagara Falls.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Plée
Auguste Plée was a French botanist, illustrator, and engraver.
- Acquisition:
Microfilmed from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in 1962. AM 17792.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Auguste Plée Sketchbook; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rr171x28x
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
- Existence and Location of Originals
The original sketchbook and letter are in the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France.
- Subject Terms:
- Botanists -- France. -- 19th century -- Drawings
- Genre Terms:
- Drawings -- 19th century
- Places:
- Champlain, Lake. -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -. -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
New Jersey. -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
New York (State). -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.). -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
Quebec (Province). -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
Virginia. -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
