Bird's Eye View of the Black Hills to Illustrate the Geological Structure.

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• MEDIUM: Two stone lithograph,

  DATE: c.1879.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 19 3/8 x 27 9/16" (49.1 x 69.9 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Sepia toned lithograph by Julius Bien, New York. From the U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey's "Topographical and Geological Atlas of the Black Hills of Dakota," issued to accompany the report of Henry Newton. Using birds as symbols, a key identifies areas of archean schists, carboniferous limestone, Dakota sandstone and newer cretaceous zones in this unique region. <br><br>

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Library stamps in margin.

• CONDITION: Good condition with original color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , North & South Dakota