The Grand Canyon of Arizona, from Hermit Rim Road by Thomas Moran, 1912 malaria This map offers a fascinating

This map offers a fascinating glimpse into this transformative period in American history

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The historical significance of this map is amplified by its inclusion in the legendary Civitates Orbis Terrarum

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The Grand Canyon of Arizona, from Hermit Rim Road by Thomas Moran, 1912 malaria This map offers a fascinatingThe Grand Canyon of Arizona, from Hermit Rim Road by Thomas Moran is a sweeping celebration of the American sublime. First published in 1912 for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, Morans grand chromolithograph sets the red laced buttes and shadowed chasms of the Canyon against a turbulent, light struck sky. From the Hermit Rim vantage the view seems to unspool into infinity, the warm ochres and russets of the foreground dissolving into cool,