Lithograph of "Cascades of the Columbia"
Lithograph of "Cascades of the Columbia"
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- Description
- The lithographic firm of Sarony, Major & Knapp (1857–1867) of New York printed this lithograph of “Cascades of the Columbia” originally drawn by John M. Stanley (1814–1872) of Detroit (1834–1840, 1864–1872) and Washington, D.C. (1850–1860). The illustration was printed as Plate XLV in the “General Report” of volume XII of Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, “Narrative Final Report of Explorations for a Route for a Pacific Railroad, near the Forty–Seventh and Forty–Ninth Parallels of North Latitude, St. Paul to Puget Sound”. The volume was printed in 1860 by Thomas H. Ford in Washington, D.C.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- plate
- Object Type
- Tinted Lithograph
- Other Terms
- plate; Lithograph
- date of book publication
- 1860
- graphic artist
- Sarony, Major, & Knapp
- original artist
- Stanley, John Mix
- graphic artist
- Sarony, Major, & Knapp
- original artist
- Stanley, John Mix
- Stevens, Isaac Ingalls
- printer
- Ford, Thomas H.
- graphic artist
- Sarony, Major, & Knapp
- publisher
- U.S. War Department
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Command
- Place Made
- United States: New York, New York
- location of book publication
- United States: District of Columbia
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17.9 cm x 24.9 cm; 7 1/16 in x 9 13/16 in
- ID Number
- GA.24834
- catalog number
- 24834
- accession number
- 1978.0612
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- Art
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- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Natural Resources
- Survey Prints
- Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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