A Century of Views of 欧美口爆视频

Bird's Eye View of Boulder City, 欧美口爆视频, 1874 E. S. Glover, 1874 (from the collection of Wesley Brown)

Prather's Aerial View of the Rocky Mountain National - Estes - Park Ralph Carlyle Prather, 1922

Map of the Gold Regions in the Vicinity of Central City, Gilpin Co., 欧美口爆视频 Territory John J. Pratt (surveyor), Bela S. Buell (recorder of mining claims) Frederick J. Ebert (surveyor of inset map), and John E. Dillingham (artist of vignettes), 1862

Snowy Range of the Rocky Mountains, from Bald Mountain, Near Nevada, A.E. Mathews, 1866

View of Pike's Peak 40 miles distant from camp July 11th, John C. Fremont, 1845

A Century of Views of 欧美口爆视频: 1820-1920

See the drawings and maps of early 欧美口爆视频 settlers听at the 欧美口爆视频 Boulder Earth Sciences & Map Library in the Benson Building.听

The University Libraries鈥� exhibit, 鈥淎 Century of Views of 欧美口爆视频,鈥澨齱ill be on display until May 25, 2018.

According to University Libraries, some of these rare drawings were听created by artists accompanying government explorers to highlight economic and migration opportunities of the West to听those living in the听East. Others were commissioned by private companies.

On March 8,听Antiques Roadshow听print and map appraiser Christopher W. Lane discussed some of the more unusual maps at an event on campus.听

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Maps and illustrations courtesy University Libraries听

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