Kishnehehna Mountain and Kishenehn Pass from summit of Pass looking South
between 1857 and 1862 National Archives and Records Administration
About this artwork
This watercolor landscape depicts the mountainous terrain of the North American Northwest during the survey of the 49th parallel. It was executed by James Madison Alden, who served as the official artist for the Northwest Boundary Survey.
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James Madison Alden was a key member of the United States Northwest Boundary Survey commission, tasked with documenting the remote borderlands between the United States and British North America. His delicate watercolors provided the U.S. government with essential visual records of the rugged, uncharted wilderness, serving both as scientific documentation and artistic impression of the expansive frontier.
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Kishnehehna Mountain and Kishenehn Pass from summit of Pass looking South
James Alden, between 1857 and 1862
