PDF Looking Close and Seeing Far: Samuel Seymour; Titian Ramsay Peale; and the Art of the Long Expedition; 1818-1823 by Kenneth Haltman in History

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Stephen H. Long expedition was the first in ...By James McElhinneyThe Stephen H. Long expedition was the first in U.S. military history to have its own corps of artists and naturalists. Far less well known than the Lewis and Clark or Pike expeditions; and perhaps overshadowed by the later celebrity of John C. Fremont; Haltman's treatment of the Long expedition reveals an experiment in blending scientific and artistic priorities in pursuit of military intelligence focused on new territories.