The Romance of the Colorado River Frederick S. Dellenbaugh 1904 Second Edition covered dish Alfred Meakin was one of Material:Sack #3 Alfred Meakin was one of a just few pottery manufacturers who reproduced John James' images onto dishware for retail trade during the early 20th century it is made of heavy 5" inches (thickness) and weighs just a smidge under 3 lbs Dellenbaugh (1853 1935) published The Romance of the Colorado River detailing its history from its first discovery in 1540 by Spanish explorer Hernando de Alarcon all the way to Frederick's own journey in the early 1870s on an expedition alongside explorer John Wesley Powell (1834 1902) to finish tracing and mapping uncharted canyons long the river