Evening Bivouac Amidst Rocky Ruins - A Glimpse Into 19th-Century Exploration

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Evening Bivouac Amidst Rocky Ruins - A Glimpse Into 19th-Century Exploration

Name: Evening Bivouac Amidst Rocky Ruins - A Glimpse Into 19th-Century Exploration
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-14038-40
Price: 245 USD
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Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 20.7 × 28.3 cm (8.1 × 11.1 in)
Condition: Good. Condition summary: Good overall condition with minor age-related toning and faint spotting on the margins. Image remains sharp and vibrant.
Reference: BG-14038-40

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

A camp among stone ruins, an original tinted lithograph from the Pacific Railroad Surveys. The caption reads "Bivouac, Jan. 26". The header reads "U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys, 35th Parallel" and the sheet is marked Itinerary, with "T. Sinclair's lith. Phila." at lower right.

Three men sit around a small fire in the lower left, one cutting something with a knife, with gourds or water vessels laid on the ground beside them and a group of horses and mules standing behind them. A tall tower of stacked stones rises at the center of the sheet, flanked by massive tilted slabs and rounded rock masses, and a small second camp can be seen at the far left under a pine. A bush at the center catches the firelight. The tints are warm ochre and gray against a pale blue sky.

The date in the caption places the camp during the winter march of the 35th parallel survey under Lieutenant Whipple. The sheet comes from Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

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