Published by WashingtonJulius Bien & Co. Lith. New York ., 1882
Seller: Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
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Add to basketTwo panoramic tinted lithograph views of Grand Canyon on one sheet (overall dimensions 83.5 x 50.5 cm, print dimensions 19.5 x 74.5 cm each) from Dutton's Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Caņon District. Folding down the centre as issued. Ex libris Manchester Geological Society with two of their library stamps to upper margin. One small marginal nick, generally very good. Clarence E. Dutton began working on his Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District while he was a member of the Powell survey. The Atlas beautifully illustrates the Grand Canyon with the use of color lithography by Julius Bien. The panoramas of the spectacular river gorge are after the paintings of two brilliant topographical artists, W. H. Holmes and Thomas Moran. Tertiary History was important both as a work of art and as the scientific foundation upon which subsequent mapping was based. It is one of the most important cartographic works devoted to the Grand Canyon.