Confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers
Description
Rising in Colorado and flowing through the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, the Arkansas River enters the Mississippi from the west, roughly halfway between the modern cities of Memphis, Tennessee, and Natchez, Mississippi. Maximilian reported in his journal that the Arkansas empties into the Mississippi at such an angle amid sandbanks and islands that "one does not even notice the river mouth."
Original German Title
None
Medium
watercolor on paper
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 8 5/8
Call No.
JAM.1986.49.103
Approximate Date of Creation
January 1832