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Plain between the San Joaquin and King's Rivers

Object Details

Description (Brief)
This tinted lithograph of “Plain between the San Joaquin and King's Rivers" was produced by A. Hoen & Company (fl. 1848-1943) of Baltimore after an original sketch by expedition artist Charles Koppel (fl. 1853-1865). It was printed as Plate III in Volume V, Part I, following page 12, in the "General Report," as part of the “Routes in California, to Connect with the Routes near the Thirty–Fifth and Thirty–Second Parallels, Explored by Lieutenant R. S. Williamson, Corps of Topographical Engineers, in 1853."
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
Data Source
National Museum of American History
original artist
Koppel, Charles
graphic artist
A. Hoen & Co.
publisher
Tucker, Beverley
date made
1856
Physical Description
paper (overall materials)
ink (overall materials)
Measurements
overall: 29.8 cm x 20 cm; 11 3/4 in x 7 7/8 in
Object Name
Print
Object Type
Tinted Lithograph
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