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Title Plate 309
Alternative Title Book Mts (San Rafael Reef and Beckwith Plateau) Sept 29th and Entering Sevier R. from Wah-satch Pass: two sketches
Description Two sketches on one sheet, drawn by Richard H. Kern during the Gunnison expedition in 1853. The top sketch shows the distant Book Cliffs (San Rafael Reef and Beckwith Plateau) on 29 September, the lower one shows the entrance to the Sevier River Valley in mid-October.
Date 1853-09-29
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 Grand County, Utah, United States
Subject Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--Art; Landforms--Utah--Grand County--Art; Grand County (Utah)--Art; Landforms--Utah--Sevier County--Art; Sevier County (Utah)--Art; Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Art
Photo Number 309
Setname uu_rkfws
ID 1698020
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fn75kf
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