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Watts, May Theilgaard

Forest Nature Trail Guide, page 4 illustrations and layout


Identifier
3.24654
Format
Pen and India ink on cream Strathmore board.
Digitization Status
Digitized
Reproduction:
Original
Dimensions
29.2 cm W x 37 cm H (Item)
21 cm W x 32.4 cm H (Platemark or image size)
Extent
1 sheet
Type
Drawing
Date created
1946
Description
Original illustrations and layout for page 4, excluding text, for The Morton Arboretum Forest Nature Trail Guide booklet. Key lines included.
Illustrated stump with number indicates point of interest along trail as seen on trail map.

Tree stump #5: description of geological events in the area over time
Includes a graph illustrating a cross-section of 8 geological layers in a center column, numbered 0 - 4400 along the right, and labeled along the left as follows, read from bottom to top -
1) granite
2) Cambrian sandstone 1900' thick
3) sandy limestone
4) St. Peter sandstone 150' thick
5) Galena limestone 240' thick
6) shale
7) Niagara limestone 350' thick
8) glacial drift
 
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Language
English