McKenney and Hall Major Ridge - A Cherokee Chief, ca. 1837
History of the Indian Tribes of North America
After Charles Bird King (1785 - 1862)
Printed by I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment
Published by McKenney and Hall, F.W. Greenough
hand-colored lithograph on paper
15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (39.37 x 29.21 cm.), Frame: 24 3/8 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (61.91 x 52.07 x 3.81 cm.)

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