Object Details
original artist
Campbell, A. H.
graphic artist
Sarony, Major, & Knapp
Description (Brief)
This tinted lithograph of “Rio Colorado Near Mojave Villages, View No. 111 from the Right Bank, Looking East" was produced by Sarony, Major & Knapp (1857-1867), New York, after an original sketch by expedition artist J. J. Young (ca 1830-1879) from a sketch by A. H. Campbell (1826-1899). It was printed as a plate in Volume III, Part II, following page 135, in the "Report on the Topographical Features and Character of the Country," part of the "Route Near the 35th Parallel, Under the Command of Lieutenant A. W. Whipple (1817-1863), Topographical Engineers, in 1853 and 1854."
The volume was printed as part of the "Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean" in 1856 by A. P. O. Nicholson (1808-1876) of Washington, D.C.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1856
ID Number
GA.16332.043
catalog number
16332.043
accession number
1930.110179
Object Name
Print
Object Type
Tinted Lithograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 19.2 cm x 24.5 cm; 7 9/16 in x 9 5/8 in
place made
United States: New York
United States: District of Columbia
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1318516