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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 X, The Mammoth Grove. Typographical work by Agnew & Deffebach, San Franciso. L. Nagel, printer. C.C. Kuchel, lithographer. Shows redwoods, fallen tree and two figures. "Dimensions: Height while standing 320 feet ; Circumference at the base 93 feet. Swept down by the December Gale, 1861" -- caption. 2010-3785. 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)001427556CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Giant sequoias--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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