Original Publication, 2009

This exhibition was created by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

Exhibition Curator: Sheila Ann Dean

Exhibition Coordinator: Eileen Heeran

Curatorial Management: David Corson

Graphic Design, Web Design & Development: Kenneth Williams

Events & Publicity: Cornell University Library Communications - Ellen Marsh, C.J. Lance, Gwen Glazer, Lynn Bertoia, Jenn Colt-Demaree, Carla DeMello

Exhibit Preparation and Conservation: Cornell University Library Department of Preservation and Collection Maintenance - Michele Brown, Roger Clearwater, Pat Fox, and Michele Hamill

Digital Imaging and Support: Cornell University Library Digital Consulting and Production Services - Rhea Garen and Danielle Mericle

Installation: Cornell University Library Facilities - Tom Cotton, Adam Spry

Special Thanks To:

Stephan Loewentheil and The 19th Century Shop, Baltimore, Maryland.

Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates.

Mann Library Special Collections.

Comstock Memorial Library of Entomology.

L.H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium, Cornell University.

Louis Audette, Scale Model Maker of the H.M.S. Beagle.

Photography of Desmond Fitz-Gibbon.

Roberto Bertoia, sculptor.

English Heritage Photo Library.

The Syndics of the Cambridge University Library.

Darwin Correspondence Project.

"Colophon," 2009

This Web site was hand-coded using HTML 4.01, CSS2, and JavaScript 1.5 standards on a Power Mac G5 computer running Mac OS X Leopard. It is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher, using the latest available version of Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari.

Exhibition items were digitized by the Cornell University Library’s Digital Consulting and Production Services staff. Adobe Photoshop CS3 was used to resize and optimize derivative JPG and GIF image files from the original exhibition images, and to create additional Web site graphics. Please see the exhibition credits for a full listing of individuals involved with the creation of this exhibition and its associated Web site.

The fonts used in all illustrative graphics are Adobe Garamond and Centaur MT. The text font set is Verdana, Arial, sans-serif.

Updated Website, 2025

This online exhibition was migrated from Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpages to the CUL Online Exhibitions site in 2025.

Website Migration and Development: Emily Toner, Cornell University Library Information Technology

Curatorial Updates and Consultation: Katherine Reagan, Ernest L. Stern ’56 Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts