Inscriptions: Inscribed, "J. M. IVES, DEL." in margin in lower left on recto; Inscribed, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year AD 1868 by Currier & Ives in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York" and "ACROSS THE CONTINENT." and "' WESTWARD THE COURSE OF EMPIRE TAKES ITS WAY.'" in margin in lower center on recto; Inscribed, "DRAWN BY F.F. PALMER" in margin in lower right on recto