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Description
Plates in: Vischer's views of California : the mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County, California, and its avenues ; consisting of title page and 12 plates with 25 engravings. Plate VII, The Mammoth Grove. Typographical work by Agnew & Deffebach, San Franciso. L. Nagel, printer. C.C. Kuchel, lithographer. Various views of redwood trees. 8. The Father of the Forest. "Partially buried in the ground. Circumference at the root 112 feet. Estimated height, before its downfall, 450 feet". Shows fallen tree -- 10. Stump and log of the original big tree, 1855, from photographs. Shows stump with ladder to top and stump with figures seated atop, building on left. 2010-3782. Discovered in 1852 by Augustus T. Dowd, area became a state park in 1931 - Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
Type
image
Format
Pictorial works. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 print : lithograph ; 10 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001427551CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Giant sequoias--California--Calaveras County Tree stumps--California--Calaveras County Calaveras County (Calif.)--Pictorial works Calaveras Big Trees State Park (Calif.)--Pictorial works Prints Lithographs Landscape prints
Place
California Calaveras County Calaveras County (Calif.) Calaveras Big Trees State Park (Calif.)
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