- Date:
- 1855
- Original Format:
- Fine Print Illustration
- Item#:
- 1850.0032
"Valley of the Gila & Sierra De Las Estrellas from the Maricopa Wells"
This is an interesting lithograph of the painting by A. H. Campbell showing surveyors in camp. In the 1850s the U.S. government ordered exploration and surveys done, primarily for the purpose of determining a route for a transcontinental railroad. As a part of this exploration a team of naturalists and artists accompanied the expedition and their work was published as a part of the official report.