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"Mississippi River. Prairie La Cross"
Object Number 41-72-10/159
Display Title "Mississippi River. Prairie La Cross"
Descriptions
Object Description "Mississippi River. Prairie La Cross" 90 miles abaove Prairie du Chien; 647 miles above St. Louis. Oct. 1848. Pencil sketch.
Classification
  • Drawing
Department Prints and Drawings
Date October 1848
Artist Seth Eastman
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Graphite on Light weight wove paper adhered to Light weight paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.2 x 19.1 cm (4 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

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