np000054 Diagram showing the history of the exploration and navigation and survey of the Grand and other canons – Antique Wall Art
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Np000054 Diagram showing the history of the exploration and navigation and survey of the Grand and other canons comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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np000054 Diagram showing the history of the exploration and navigation and survey of the Grand and other canons
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The record describes a diagram rather than a photograph, tracing the exploration, navigation and survey of the Grand Canyon and other canyons, dated 1908. Its value lies in showing how the canyon's mapping unfolded over time, from early river expeditions to later government surveys. By 1908 the Colorado River's deep gorges had already been run by boat, most famously by John Wesley Powell's 1869 expedition, and the United States Geological Survey was steadily producing maps of the region. A chart like this one reflects that growing effort to turn a remote, dangerous landscape into a measured, documented place.
| Created / published | 1908 |
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| Original scan | 6,733 × 8,812 px · prints to 22 × 29 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | np000054 Diagram showing the history of the exploration and navigation and survey of the Grand and other canons 1908 |
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