Plate 289

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Title Plate 289
Alternative Title Uncompahgre Mountains, two sketches of the same scene juxtaposed
Description Comparison of two sketches of the San Juan Mountains from the valley of the Cimarron River, the top one drawn by Richard H. Kern and the bottom one perhaps by his assistant, James A. Snyder, during the Gunnison expedition on 13 September 1853.
Date 1853-09-13
Is Part of http://www.kernsketches.com
Creator Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853
Publisher Boxelder Books, an imprint of the University of Utah Press
Source Ayer MS 794a
Rights Courtesy of the Newberry Library, Chicago
Spatial Coverage Gunnison River Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, United States; San Juan Mountains, Colorado, United States
Subject San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--Art; Landforms--Colorado--Montrose County--Art; Gunnison River Valley (Colo.)--Art; Montrose County (Colo.)--Art; Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Art
Photo Number 289
Setname uu_rkfws
ID 1697998
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6936sj9
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