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Head Waters of Arkansas River.

  • ARTIST:

  • MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

    DATE: ca. 1870

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 3 7/8 x 6 1/4" (9.8 x 16 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of the Head Waters of Arkansas River, captured as a wood engraving and colorized to highlight the details. The Arkansas River originates high in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Leadville, Colorado, and it flows eastward, eventually merging with the Mississippi River in eastern Arkansas.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: The piece is in a mat for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition with modern handcolor.

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