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Coffin Rock, engraved island with trees and a snowy peak – Vintage Wall Art

Coffin Rock, engraved island with trees and a snowy peak — historic image
Coffin Rock, engraved island with trees and a snowy peak. Historic image from the Oregon collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Coffin Rock, engraved island with trees and a snowy peak, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Coffin Rock, engraved island with trees and a snowy peak

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A small rocky island rises from the water, with a cluster of trees and a snow-capped peak behind it. Engraved views like this were usually worked up from sketches by travelers, surveyors, or expedition artists, then reproduced in books and reports for readers who would never see the landscape themselves. Images of Oregon's river country from this period often showed settlers and investors the mix of water, forest, and volcanic summits that defined the Pacific Northwest. The name Coffin Rock is worth checking in local sources for the story behind it.

Original scan2,250 × 1,417 px · prints to 8 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference45 OR Coffin Rock

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