University of Michigan Watercolor from just north of the

from just north of the confluence of the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico

Geographiae opus novissima

The primary issue was the actual location of the headwaters of the rivers

An early map of the Mississippi River based on English sources

Blind stamp lower center margin

University of Michigan Watercolor from just north of theRichard Rummell University of Michigan Re strike engraving from the original plate (c. 1913). Printed on heavy woven paper and hand colored. Plate size: 17 1 4 x 29 At the turn of the century, Littig & Company commissioned the accomplished artist Richard Rummell (1848 1924) to create watercolors of some of the nations most prestigious colleges. From these watercolors, copper plates were engraved and a limited number of pulls (engravings) were