Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians

Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Bison Dance of the Mandan IndiansKarl Bodmer (1809 1893) Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians From Travels in the Interior of North America Published in Paris, A. Bertrand; Coblenz, J. Holscher; and London by Ackermann & Co. c. 1839 44. Blind stamp lower center margin, C. Bodmer Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Sheet size: 16 7 16 23 3 16 inches

as well indigenous place names

The Most Influential Map of the Mississippi River on the eve of the American Revolutionary War

so this map is often called the “Admiral’s Map

The present example is the other

featuring the course of the Potomack River from the "Head Spring" at the summit of the Alleghenies to its junction with the Shenandoah River in the Blue Mountains

but he did give Texas every bit of land claimed by the Republic

Thomas Moran (1837-1926)

Brooklyn Bridge View of South Street

but these no longer exist

and a sketch of New Orleans

The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline

Rather than attempting to dislodge Washington from his strong position a second time