Plate 155

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Title Plate 155
Alternative Title Sketch of Cochetopa Pass
Description Sketch of a scene of Cochetopa Pass (today called North Pass), drawn by Richard H. Kern as the Gunnison expedition ascended along East Pass Creek to its summit on 1 September 1853. . Shlaer discusses this and the related plates and how the mistaken title confusing the location with Sangre de Cristo Pass had probably been added later.
Date 1853-09-02
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 North Pass, Saguache County, Colorado, United States; Cochetopa Hills, Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Subject North Pass (Colo.)--Art; East Past Creek (Colo.)--Art; Cochetopa Hills (Colo.)--Art; Saguache County (Colo.)--Art; Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Art
Photo Number 155
Setname uu_rkfws
ID 1697851
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68w9cqb
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