Similkameen River, view from boundary north of Camp Similkameen looking up. Tchopak mountains in the distance
between 1857 and 1862 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor landscape depicts the Similkameen River valley with the Tchopak mountains in the background, created during the artist's time documenting the Northwest Boundary Survey.
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James Madison Alden was the official artist for the United States Northwest Boundary Survey, tasked with documenting the geography along the 49th parallel. His watercolors provide a rare and intimate glimpse into the rugged landscapes of the Pacific Northwest before they were fully mapped or settled by white colonists. These works were essential for both scientific record-keeping and satisfying the 19th-century public's intense fascination with the untamed American West.
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Similkameen River, view from boundary north of Camp Similkameen looking up. Tchopak mountains in the distance
James Alden, between 1857 and 1862
