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Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834
Title
Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834 / von Maximilian Prinz zu Wied ; mit 48 Kupfern, 33 Vignetten, vielen Holzschnitten und einer Charte.
Publication
Coblenz : Bei J. Hoelscher, 1839-1841.
Manufacture
Coblenz : Gedruckt bei Dubois und Werle
Physical Description
3 volumes : illustrations, portraits, map ; 32-61 cm
Local Notes
BEIN ZZc20 839wi copy 1: Plates are colored.
BEIN ZZc20 839wi copy 2: Plates are uncolored. Bookplate: From the library of Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, 1863-1935, Chicago. Acquired with: Wied, Maximilian. ALS to [Samuel G. Morton]. Neuwied : 1841 Feb. 20. 2 L., and a transcript in an unidentified hand, 2 L. (WA MSS S-2144;W634).
BEIN 2003 Folio 86: Unbound sheets; plates are uncolored. With 8 original printed wrappers for text, for Hefts 3-4, 5, 6-7, 12-13, 14, 15-17, 18, 19-20; Heft numbers written on wrappers in ms. All plates (both Kupfern and Vignetten) unbound in 10 original printed wrappers for Hefts 1-2, 3-4, 5, 6-7, 8-11, 12-13, 14, 15-17, 18, 19-20; Heft numbers written on wrappers in ms.; number of plates in each wrapper also written in ms.; printed title on wrappers is: Kupfer zu Prinz Maximilians von Wied Reise durch Nord-Amerika. Bookplate of Paul Mellon.
BAC Folio B 2023 4: Plates are hand-colored. Includes the plan of Fort Clark, the table of temperatures at the fort, the folding map showing the route of the expedition, and the key plate to tab. 21 (all often lacking). From the library of Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, with his ink stamp. Bound in contemporary black quarter calf and black cloth, with the original printed wrappers of volume 3 (the atlas volume) bound in.
Notes
Includes 81 plates, largely in aquatint, after drawings by Karl Bodmer, each bearing his blind stamp. Vignettes I-XXXIII are bound in with the text; tableaux 1-48 are bound in the third (atlas) volume, along with the folding map.
"Verzeichniss der resp. Herren Subscribenten"--Volume 2, pages [v]-xvi.
"Sprachproben verschiedener Völkerstämme des nord-westlichen Americas"--Volume 2, pages [455]-653.
Summary
The work documents the travels of Maximilian Prinz zu Wied and Karl Bodmer, primarily in the Missouri River Valley, 1832-1834, with descriptions and depictions of the Indigenous people of the region, including the Mandan, Hidatsa, Assiniboine, Dakota, and Cree.
Variant and related titles
Title of volume 3, on printed wrappers: Kupfer zu Prinz Maximilians von Wied Reise durch Nord-America
Format
Books
Language
German
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
References
Wagner, H.R. Plains & the Rockies (4th ed.), 76:1
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 47014
Bodmer, K. Karl Bodmer's North American prints
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Travel literature.
Aquatints.
Subscription lists (Publishing) - Germany - Koblenz - 1839-1841.
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