Castle Rock in Canon of Mpto-Ly-As River Near Camp 53 A

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Description (Brief):

This tinted lithograph of “Castle Rock in Canon of Mpto-Ly-As River Near Camp 53A" was produced after an original sketch by John J. Young (1830-1879). It was printed as Plate XI in Volume VI following page 92, in the General Report, Part I, of the "Report of Lieutenant Henry L. Abbot (1831-1927), Corps of Topographical Engineers, Upon Explorations for a Railroad Route from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River made by Lieutenant R. S. Williamson (1825-1882), Corps of Topographical Engineers assisted by Lieutenant Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Topographical Engineers," 1855.

Description (Brief)

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 1855 by A. P. O. Nicholson (1808-1876) of Washington, D.C.

Date Made: 1857

Maker: Nicholson, A. O. P.Original Artist: Young, John J.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia

See more items in: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts, Transcontinental Railroad

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.10729.13Catalog Number: 10729.13Accession Number: 62261

Object Name: PrintObject Type: Tinted Lithograph

Physical Description: paper (overall materials)ink (overall materials)Measurements: overall: 27.9 cm x 21 cm; 11 in x 8 1/4 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0e5b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1317526

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