Newberry Library - Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies on the Upper Missouri

Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies on the Upper Missouri

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Title Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies on the Upper Missouri

Creator Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893

Publisher London: Ackermann and Co.

Date 1836-1841?

Place Missouri River, North America

Language English, French, German

Subjects Atsina Indians, Boats and boating, Indians of North America, Mountains, Rivers, Tipis

Description Tableau 38 in atlas: Illustrations to Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the interior of North America. A Gros Ventres or Atsina Indian encampment along the banks of the Missouri River. Kneelboat with Maximilian, Bodmer and crew stopped opposite the encampment of the Atsina Indians. In 1836 Maximilian commissioned Bodmer to create illustrations to accompany the text of his atlas documenting their travels. These illustrations include 81 plates of aquatints.

Extent 1 drawing; 44 x 60 cm

Format Aquatints, Landscapes

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Call Number VAULT oversize Graff 4649

BibID 99685638805867

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 5579px × 5408px 86.34 MB

File Created 07/31/2012

Filename 99685638805867_NL004691.tif

Unique Identifier NL11X56F

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