Yosemite Valley looking east from the Mariposa Trail / Prang's chromo. after John R. Key 73. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of Yosemite Valley looking east from the Mariposa Trail / Prang's chromo. after John R. Key 73. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Yosemite Valley looking east from the Mariposa Trail / Prang's chromo. after John R. Key 73.
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Looking east from the Mariposa Trail, this chromolithograph shows the valley from the approach that many early visitors took after reaching the Sierra Nevada by stagecoach and horseback. The image was printed by L. Prang & Co. of Boston and drawn after a painting by John R. Key, one of the artists who helped Louis Prang build a market for color prints of California scenery. Prang's firm was known for reproducing paintings in many stone-printed colors, so the print gives a sense of how Yosemite was presented to eastern audiences in the early 1870s.
| Created / published | c1873. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Landscape prints 1870-1880.Chromolithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 10536D U.S. Copyright Office. Chromolithographed and published by L. Prang & Co., Boston, Mass. |
| Subjects | Valleys--California--1870-1880. Mountains--California--1870-1880. Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,450 × 1,151 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217078 |
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