THE PIKE'S PEAK - CROSSING THE PLAINS (AFTER BIERSTADT)
Date1859
CountryUSA
MediumWood engraving
Dimensions9.5 × 17.1 cm (3 3/4 × 6 3/4") (Image)
Overall (Sheet): 41.9 × 29.2 cm (16 1/2 × 11 1/2")
Overall (Sheet): 41.9 × 29.2 cm (16 1/2 × 11 1/2")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Object number958130020
DescriptionThe image is an illustration for the publication Harper's Weekly. This image is the second of three images on the sheet. In the image there are two wagon-like features with two male figures walking beside them. The first wagon has "PIKES PEAK" on the side. An animal's skeleton is in the foreground. In the background there a line of bird-like figures stretching back towards the horizon.On View
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