Recto: view of the grand canyon from the rim of powell's plateau, one of the most scenic vistas of the grand canyon and colorado river, named after the explorer and geologist john wesley powell, leader of the colorado river expedition. Verso: barely decipherable landscape (?) in ruled graphite border. Date: 1873. Dimensions: 19 x 27.1 cm (7 1/2 x 10 11/16in.). Medium: brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on tan wove paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, View from Powell's Plateau, Grand Canyon, Colorado, 1873 (CH 18189581)
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