Engraved woodblock of a "Bird's-eye view of the Grand Canyon"

Engraved woodblock of bird's eye view of the Grand Canyon

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Object Details

publisher

Bureau of American Ethnology

printer

Government Printing Office

author

Powell, John Wesley

graphic artist

Nichols, H. H.

Description

This engraved woodblock of “Bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canyon" was prepared by Henry Hobart Nichols (1838-1887) and the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the print was published in 1875 as as Figure 72 (p.187) in Report of the Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution by John Wesley Powell (1834-1902).

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1875

ID Number

1980.0219.0467

accession number

1980.0219

catalog number

1980.0219.0467

Object Name

block

block, engraved wood

Object Type

Wood Engraving

Physical Description

engraving (overall production method/technique)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10.2 cm x 15.1 cm x 2.4 cm; 4 in x 5 15/16 in x 15/16 in

place made

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Communications

Wood Blocks for early Bureau of American Ethnology Publications, Graphic Arts Collection

Natural Resources

Science & Mathematics

Wood Engravings, Graphic Arts Collection

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7fee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_749459