The baron in the Grand Canyon
Subtitle: Friedrich Wilhelm von Egloffstein in the West
By: Steven Rowan
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Columbia, Mo; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780826219824
Subjects: Surveyors; Cartographers; Germans; Explorers; Biography; Discovery and exploration
Other titles: Friedrich Wilhelm von Egloffstein in the West
Description: In The Baron in the Grand Canyon, Steven Rowan presents the first comprehensive look at the life of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Egloffstein, mapmaker, artist, explorer, and inventor. Utilizing new German and American sources, Rowan clarifies many mysteries about the life of this major artist and cartographer of the American West.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.