The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration, Second Edition

APPENDIX | Page 4
Compiled by Dick Rauh

Included here are sources and information not readily available, especially to those outside large metropolitan areas, except via the Internet. The information is current as of 2002, as could be best determined. Usually, toll-free (800) numbers are intended for orders only. Listings here are generally in the sequence in which their subjects are discussed at length in this book, but they are not listed by chapters because a number of topics are covered in more than one chapter.


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EARTH-SCIENCE ILLUSTRATION RESOURCES

American Geological Institute (AGI)
4220 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22302-1502
(703) 379-2480
Fax (703) 379-7563
www.agiweb.org/agi.html

Association of American State Geologists
1313 Sherman Street, Room 715
Denver, CO 80203
www.kgs.ukans.edu/AASG/
AASG.html

Association of Earth-Science Editors
101 Fire Academy Road
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
www.aese.org/index.html

Geographic Information Systems
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, VA 22092
www.usgs.gov/research/gis/title.html

Geological Society of America
P.O. Box 9140
Boulder, CO 80301-9140
www.geosociety.org

Geological Surveys & Natural Resources Departments, Associations & Societies
University of California ’Äì Library
Berkeley USA 94720-6000
(510) 643-9999
www.lib.berkley.edu/EART/
surveys.html

National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
E/GC 325 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado USA 80305-3328
(303) 497-6826
Fax (303) 497-6513
info@ngdc.noaa.gov
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html

The Paleontological Society, Inc.
PO Box 1897
Lawrence, KS 66044-8897 USA
www.paleosoc.org

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Reston, VA 22092
www.usgs.gov

Earth Science Rendering Aids

Accurender
(206) 545-6877
www.accurender.com

Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
(see Software)

Autodesk
AutoCAD
800-538-6401

 

Corel Corporation
(see Software)

DEM Reader
bwagner1@san.rt.com
http://home.san.rt.com/
bwagner/DEM_Reader.html

Digital Elevation Models (DEM)
USGS
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/
edchome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html

EarthVisions
Dynamic Graphics Inc.
1015 Atlantic Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-0700
Fax (510) 522-5670
www.dgi.com/index.shtml

MacDEM
www.treeswallow.com/macdem
http://software.geocomm.com/
translators/sdts

Macromedia Freehand
800-470-7211

MapRender3D
Digital Wisdom Inc.
P.O. Box 2070
Tappahannock, VA 22560-2070
(800) 800-8560
Fax 804-443-3632
Outside USA + Canada: (804) 443-9000
info@maprender3d.com
www.maprender3d.com

Natural Scene Designer
Natural Graphics
(916) 624-1436.
www.naturalgfx.com/index.html

Terragen
terragen@planetside.co.uk
www.planetside.co.uk/terragen

 
Biological Supply Sources

Conversions
www.convert-it.co.uk/frindex.htm

Scales for measuring
www.itinscales.com/plab.htm

AMBI - American Biological Supply Company
2405 N.W. 66th Court
Gainesville, FL 326553, USA
(904) 377-3299
Fax (904) 375-AMBI (2624)

BioQuip Products
2321 Gladwick Street
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220, USA
(310) 667-8800
Fax: (310) 667-8808
www.bioquip.com
bioquip@aol.com

Carolina Biological Supply
2700 York Road
Burlington, NC 27215, USA
(800) 227-1150
Fax (800) 222-7112
www.carolina.com

Edmund Scientific Corporation
Scientifics
60 Pearce Avenue
Tonawanda, NY 14150-6711, USA
(800) 728-6999
Fax (716) 874-9091
www.scientificsonline.com

Fisher Scientific
711 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
(800) 766-7000
Fax (800) 926-1166
Chemical Technical Service
(800) 227-6701
www.fishersci.com

Preiser Scientific
94 Oliver Street
P.O. Box 1330
St. Albans, WV 25177, USA
(800) 624-8285
Fax (304) 727-2932

Thomas Scientific Company
(see Environmental Monitoring)

Ward's Natural Science
5100 West Henrietta Road
P.O. Box 92912
Rochester, NY 14692-9012, USA
(800) 962-2660
(716) 359-2502
Fax (800) 635-8439
www.wardsci.com

   

 

Specimen Propping
The clays listed here are cleaner than most commonly available plasticines or plastelines. The glass beads are handy because they are transparent and clean.

American Art Clay Company
4717 West 16th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46222
(800) 374-1600
(317) 244-6871
Fax (317) 248-9300
www.amaco.com
Permoplast modeling clay

Bioquip Products
(see Biological Supply Sources)
Microscope stages for holding pinned specimens, Petri dishes prepared with clear RTV silicon, custom orders

Cataphote Corporation
Microbeads Division
P.O. Box 2369
Jackson, MS 39225
(601) 939-4612
Fax (601) 932-5339
Glass beads, Type A, 0.7mm. The five pound minimum order is far too much for an individual; group purchase is recommended. Glass beads may be available in hobby stores.

General Electric Silicone Products Division
260 Hudson River Road
Waterford, NY 12188
(800) 332-3390, (518)233-3795
Fax (518) 233-2307
www.gesilicones.com
RTV 615 A & B, a two part clear silicone compound useful for examining specimens

Robert McKeown Company, Inc.
111 Chambers-Brook Road
Branchburg, NJ 08876
(800) 631-1125, (908) 218-9000
Fax (908) 218-8949
www.robertmckeown.com
Sylgard® 184, Silicone Elastomer Kit - a two-part translucent compound

Sculpture House, Inc.
(see Model Building Supplies)
Jolly King Plasteline, Klean Klay

Van Aken International
(see Model Building Supplies)
Leisure Craft Clay, Plastalina Modeling Clay

Wildlife Artist Supply Co. (WASCo)
1306 West Spring Street
Monroe, GA 30655
(800) 334-8012
(770) 267-3625
Fax (770) 267-8970
www.taxidermy.com
Taxidermy supplies, glass eyes

 

 

   

 
STOCK PHOTOGRAPHERS

Animals, Animals/Earth Scenes
17 Railroad Avenue
Chatham, NY 12037
(518) 392-5500
Fax (518) 392-5550
www.animalsanimals.com

Peter Arnold, Inc.
1181 Broadway
New York, NY 10022
(212) 481-1190
Fax (212) 481-3409
www.peterarnold.com

Grant Heilman Photography
506 West Lincoln Avenue
P.O. Box 317
Lititz, PA 17453
(717) 626-0296
Fax (717) 626-0971
www.heilmanphoto.com

Newell Colour Lab
1919 Empire
Burbank, CA 91504
(818) 842-1121
Fax (818) 840-0185
info@newellcolour.com
to purchase NASA/space images

Photo Researchers, Inc.
60 East 56th Street, Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 758-3420
Fax (212) 355-0731
www.photoresearchers.com

Science Photo Library
112 Westbourne Grove
London W2 5RU England
(0171) 727-4712
(0171) 229-9847
Fax (0171) 727-6041
research@sciencephoto.co.uk (for potential clients)
rose@sciencephoto.co.uk (for artists seeking representation)

Space Telescope Science Institute
Finley-Holiday Film Corporation
P.O. Box 619
Whittier, CA 90608
(800) 345-6707
(562) 945-3325
Fax (562)693-4756
www.finley-holiday.com/nasa.html
to purchase NASA/space images

NASA's Home Page
www.nasa.gov

Tom Stack & Associates
98310 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, FL 33037
(305) 852-5570
Fax (305) 852-5520
www.tomstackphoto.com


 
MICROSCOPES AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT

All of these companies sell microscopes. Most microscope companies supply related optical equipment such as reticles, stage micrometers, and microscope lights. Some make camera lucidas. Special products are listed under the relevant company names. Many of these companies have primary offices in countries other than the United States and also maintain offices in Canada.

Leica Microsystems Inc.
2345 Waukeegan Road
Bannock Burn, IL 60015
(800) 248-0123
(847) 405-0123
Fax (847) 317-7268
www.leica-microsystems.com

Martin Microscope Company
207 South Pendleton Street
Easley, SC 29640
(864) 242-3424
Fax (864) 859-3332
www.martinmicroscope.com
New, used, custom microscopes, digital equipment

Nikon Instruments, Inc.
1300 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
(800) 526-4566
(800) 645-6689
(631) 547-4200
Fax (631) 547-0306
www.nikonusa.com

Olympus America
2 Corporate Center Drive
Melville, NY 11747
(800) 446-5967
(631) 844-5000
Fax (631) 844-5110
www.olympusamerica.com

Carl Zeiss, Inc.
One Zeiss Drive
Thornwood, NY 10594
(800) 543-1033
(914) 747-1800
Fax (914) 682-8296
www.zeiss.com

 
 
Used Scientific Equipment Vendors

American Instrument Exchange
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 521-2221
Fax (978) 521-8822
aieinc@mindspring.com

Comdisco Laboratory and Scientific Group
6111 North River Road
Rosmont, IL 66018
(800) 272-9792
www.comdisco.com

Martin Microscope Company
(see Microscopes and Optical Equipment)

National Microscope Exchange
11405 WestLake Joy Drive NE
Carnation, WA 98014
(800) 851-7635
Fax (425) 788-3563
www.nationalmicroscopes.com

Pegasus Scientific, Inc.
PMB 760
15779 Columbia Pike
Burtonsville, MD 20866
(800) 734-0078
Fax (301) 668-7604
www.pegasusscientific.com

John Simon Instrument Company
50 North Franklin Turnpike
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
(201) 445-3001

 
Microscope Fiber-Optics

Dolan-Jenner Industries, Inc.
678 Andover Street
Lawrence, MA, 01843
(800) 833-4237
(978) 681-8000
Fax (978) 682-2500
www.dolan-jenner.com
Rheostat transformers

Schott-Fostec, LLC
62 Columbus Street
Aurburn, NY 13021
(315) 255-2791
Fax (315) 255-2695
www.schott-fostec.com
info@schott.fostec.com
Rheostat and diaphragm transformers

Volpi Manufacturing USA
5 Commerce Way
Auburn, NY 13021
(800) 688-6574
(315) 255-1737
Fax (315) 255-1202
www.volpiusa.com
Diaphragm transformers

 
Magnifiers
Some of these magnifiers are like eyeglasses that fit over the head with an adjustable band around the back of the head. The eyeglass portion fits over standard eyeglasses or works without eyeglasses and moves up out of the way when magnification is unnecessary. The lenses are available in various magnifications, providing shorter or longer working distances. (More magnification means the viewer must be closer to the object/drawing.)

Bowen and Co., Inc.
1800 Chapman Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 881-8910
Fax (301) 881-9121
Optivisor

Edmund Scientific Corporation
(see Biological Supply Sources)
Magni-focuser, Opticaid, ocular reticles, other magnifiers

Fairfield Scientific
P.O. Box 369
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
(800) 637-8586
(203) 637-8586
Fax (203) 698-1518
high-end magnifying lamps, various magnifiers

 
Microprojectors

Ken-A-Vision
5615 Raytown Road
Raytown, MO 64133
(800) 627-1953
(816) 353-4787
Fax (816) 358-5072
www.ken-a-vision.com

 

 

 
Opaque Projectors

Artograph, Inc.
2838 Vicksburg Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55447
(888) 975-9555
(763) 553-1112
Fax (763) 553-1262
www.artograph.com

Neumade Products Company
30-40 Pecks Lane
Newtown, CT 06470
(203) 270-1100
Fax (203) 270-7778
www.neumade.com

 


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