Forest Nature Trail Guide, page 3 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches

Identifier3.24653

TypeDrawing

Date created1946

DescriptionSheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 3, excluding text, for The Morton Arboretum Forest Nature Trail Guide booklet. Key lines included.
Illustrated stumps with numbers indicate points of interest along trail as seen on trail map.

Tree stump #1: Four Kinds of Oaks
Identifying characteristics for oak trees and leaves illustrated to the right for Bur Oak, White Oak, Red Oak, Northern Pin Oak.

Tree stump #2: A Limestone Boulder
Identifying characteristics for trilobites and crinoids illustrated to the right.

Tree stump #3: A Granite Boulder
Identifying characteristics for granite boulder illustrated to the right.

Tree stump #4: Wild Black Raspberries
Identifying characteristics for wild black raspberries leaves, stem, flower, and fruit illustrated to the right.

Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations. 

LanguageEnglish