Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834

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Title
Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834
Alternative Title
Title of volume 3, on printed wrappers
Creator
Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867, author
Contributor
Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893, illustrator.
Published / Created
1839-1841.
Publication Place
Coblenz and Germany Koblenz
Publisher
Bei J. Hoelscher and Gedruckt bei Dubois und Werle
Abstract

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

Description
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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Extent
3 volumes : 32-61 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Digitization Note
Blank pages not digitized.
Language
German

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
ZZc20 839wi 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Travel literature
Aquatints
Subscription lists (Publishing) Germany Koblenz 1839-1841
Material
illustrations, portraits, map ;
Resource Type
text
Subject (Geographic)
United States
Missouri River Valey
Great Plains.
Missouri River Valley.
United States.
Subject (Topic)
Description and travel
Mandan Indians
Hidatsa Indians
Assiniboine Indians
Dakota Indians
Cree Indians
Indians of North America
Languages
Natural history
Subjects
United States > Description and travel
Missouri River Valey > Description and travel
Mandan Indians
Hidatsa Indians
Assiniboine Indians
Dakota Indians
Cree Indians
Indians of North America > Great Plains
Indians of North America > Missouri River Valley
Indians of North America > Languages
Natural history > United States
Germany > Koblenz > 1839-1841
Schmidt, Otto L., 1863-1935 > Bookplate
Mellon, Paul > Bookplate
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851 > Stamp

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Orbis Record
1501320
Object ID (OID)
33220435

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