1861 Steel Engraving from the Pacific Railroad Survey after F. W. Egloffstein . Viewed from the head of the prairie on April 21, 1854, at 10am Timpanogos River entering the prairie at the left middleground. Timpanogos Canyon at the right middleground. UTAH Click HERE to see scan with margins. History Below. Print Date: 1861. Print Title: Round Prairie, from the head of the same, April 21, at 10am. Artist: Friedrich Wilhelm von Egloffstein (1824-1885/1898). Topographical draftsman who was born in Prussia. Egloffstein served as artist and topographer to several of the exploring expeditions of the territory west of the Mississippi River. He served with the 103rd Regiment, New York Volunteers during the Civil War, attaining the rank of Brigadier General. Egloffstein also was known for developing the first commercial half-tone process of engraving in the United States which he described in a book published in 1857. (For more information see: Hanson, David A. (1993) Baron Frederick Wilhelm von Egloffstein: Inventor of the First Commercial Halftone Process in America. Printing History, 15, No. 1, 12-24.) Prepared by C. Schumann from F.W. Egloffstein. Engraver: Selmar Siebert's Engraving and Printing Establishment, Washington, D.C.. Source: Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-56. According to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume XI. Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer, 1861. Image Size: 9 1/2 x 5 inches. Total Size including margins: 11 3/8 x 8 1/4 inches. Please click here to view a larger scan including margins.
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