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lithographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Prints made using the process of lithography, which is a planographic printing process in which a design is deposited on the stone or plate with a greasy substance which will accept ink.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Vue d'un établissement des habitans du port des Français pour la saison de la pêche

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5025
Abstract

Lithograph of a temporary settlement in Lituya Bay, Alaska, used for the fishing season, circa 1750-1799. Plate 21 from "Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse," a book about the travels of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse.

Dates: circa 1750-1799