Yellow Mud Turtle Art Print

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A reproduction print of the Cinosternum Flavescens, or Yellow Mud Turtle, from the "Report upon United States Geographical Surveys, West of the 100th Meridian" by George M. Wheeler . The US Army Corps of Engineers surveyed over 361,000 square miles from 1869 to 1879 in pursuit of creating a detailed topographic map of the West. Wheeler's monumental work was published in 7 volumes from 1875 to 1889. The original chromolithographic print was prepared as part of the survey and was published in volume 5 of the collection in 1875. Show more