A hand-colored print depicting seven scenes of forests and trees around a caption with detailed explanations.

The Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County California.

Thomas Ayres (1816-1858)

Date

1855
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Drawn on Stone by Kuchel & Dresel

Printed by Britton & Rey

Published by Thomas Ayres
Dimensions

Image: 17 5/16 x 25 13/16 in.
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 27 3/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
periphery of image: [6 vignettes]
l.l.: SKETCHED FROM NATURE BY T.A. AYRES, 1855.
l.c.: THE MAMMOTH TREE GROVE, \ CALAVERAS COUNTY CALIFORNIA. \ LAPHAM & HAYNES Prop[rs]. \ [descriptive account] \ PRINTED BY BRITTON & REY. \ Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by T.A. Ayres, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Cal.
l.c. in graphite: 25 x 33 1/4
l.r.: DRAWN ON STONE BY KUCHEL & DRESEL, 176 CLAY S[T]. S.F.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1967.208
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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