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Engraved woodblock of a “Fault with thrown beds flexed upward”

American History Museum

Engraved woodblock of a dragged fault
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Object Details

printer

Government Printing Office

publisher

Bureau of American Ethnology

author

Powell, John Wesley

Description

This engraved woodblock of a “Fault with thrown beds flexed upward” was prepared by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the print was published in 1875 as Figure 71 (p.184) 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

ca 1875
1875

ID Number

1980.0219.0101

catalog number

1980.0219.0101

accession number

1980.0219

Object Name

block
block, engraved wood

Object Type

Wood Engraving

Physical Description

wood (overall material)
engraving (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 5.2 cm x 10.4 cm x 2.3 cm; 2 1/16 in x 4 1/8 in x 7/8 in

place made

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Native Americans

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-958e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_749093

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