National Museum of American History
Engraved wood block "Kasanji"
Wilkes, Charles · ca 1844
Joseph H. Brightly (about 1818–about 1858) of Philadelphia and New York City engraved this printing block after the drawing <I>Kasanji</I>, a native of Kasanji, by Expedition Artist Alfred T. Agate. The wood engraving illustration was published on page 63 of Volume I of the U.S. Exploring Expedition <I>Narrative</I> by Charles Wilkes, 1844.
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