Sketchbook of Columbus Subjects: Caravels, Figures, Heraldry, and Accessories

Albert Bierstadt American

ca. 1891

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This image represents one of twenty-seven drawings in this sketchbook.

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Title: Sketchbook of Columbus Subjects: Caravels, Figures, Heraldry, and Accessories
Artist: Albert Bierstadt (American, Solingen 1830–1902 New York)
Date: ca. 1891
Culture: American
Medium: Drawings in graphite on off-white wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover
Dimensions: Cover: 4 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 7/16 in. (12.1 x 19.7 x 1.1 cm)
Sheets: 4 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (11.7 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995
Object Number: 1995.379.3
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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