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English: Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraved vignette of William H. Powell’s painting Discovery of the Mississippi. Engraving by Frederick Girsch.
Scanned from an original impression, part of a Treasury Department presentation album of portraits and vignettes (c. 1902), possibly presented to Lyman Gage. (Epson 10000XL scanner @2400dpi).
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Author The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Other versions File:BEP-GIRSCH-DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi (Powell) reduced original.jpg
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