John Banvard (1815-1891) was an American pioneer. Not the kind that shoots, and forages, and clears trails. Although the geography of the natural landscape was part and parcel of what he did. A painter by trade and by training, Banvard is best known for creating a half-mile long panorama depicting a trip up the Mississippi […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:06PM on November 15, 2021