Cape Girardeau is an etching by Mitra, signed in pencil. The work presents a detailed technical drawing of the sidewheel steamboat Cape Girardeau in elevation view — showing the vessel's multiple passenger decks, central smokestack, and large paddlewheel at right — with a floor plan at lower center and front and rear elevation diagrams, the whole hand-colored in soft blues, pinks, and green and housed in a dark wood frame with a cream mat.
