Antique Print-RAILROAD-MOUNTAINS-HIMALAYA-Moerlein-1886

Subject: Original antique print, titled: 'Railroad up the Himalayas'. It shows: a railroad with small steam trains as it switchbacks into the Himalayas.

Condition: Very good, given age. Faint soiling in the margins.General age-related toning and/or occasional light stains from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Chromolithograph on a vellin type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 25 x 20 cm. The image size is ca. 18 x 15.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 9.8 x 7.9 inch. The image size is ca. 7.1 x 6.1 inch.

Part Number: 38851

Location: RC-C11-09

Description: Original antique print. This print originates from George Moerlein's 'A Trip Around the World', published in Cincinnati in 1886. The lithographs were printed by Krebs of Cincinnati.. This print was published in 1886

Artists and Engravers: Engraver unknown. Engraved after the original by Moerlein. George Moerlein (1852-1891) was an American from Cincinnati. He was the son of the Cincinnati brewer Christian Moerlein.