Bodmer, Karl [illustrator] — Prince Maximilian Zu Wied-Neuwied

REISE IN DAS INNERE NORD-AMERICA IN DEN JAHREN 1832 BIS 1834. TEXT: COBLENZ: J. HOELSCHER, 1839-1841; PLATES: COBLENZ, PARIS, AND LONDON: J. HOELSCHER, A. BERTRAND, ACKERMANN AND CO., [1839-1841]

Bodmer, Karl [illustrator] — Prince Maximilian Zu Wied-Neuwied

12pp. subscribers' list to front of vol. II. ILLUSTRATION: 52 wood-engraved illustrations. Tab. atlas: 48 aquatint plates, 17 hand-colored), after Karl Bodmer, each plate with the Bodmer blind-stamp, engraved by J. Hurliman, L. Weber, C. Vogel, Salathé, Himely, Prévost, R. Rollet, P. Legrand, Desmadryl, and others, 1 large folding engraved map by Lieut. Col. W. Thorn, titled “Map to illustrate the Route of Prince Maximilian of Wied”, hand-colored in outline. Vig. atlas: 33 aquatint plates, 3 hand-colored, after Karl Bodmer, heightened with gum arabic, each blindstamped “C. Bodmer | Direct”, engraved by C. Vogel, L. Weber, J. Outhwaite, J. Hürlmann, Himely, Martens and others, 1 folding meteorological table. Extra-illustrated with the original front Tab. Atlas, lettered blue wrapper bound at the front of the Tab. Atlas.

4 volumes. Text: 2 volumes, large 4to. (11 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.; 291 x 248 mm); Tab. Atlas of plates: oblong folio (17 x 23 3/4 in.; 432 x 603 mm); Vig. Atlas of plates: oblong small folio (11 1/2 x 17 in.; 292 x 432 mm). BINDING: Expertly bound to style in half dark blue morocco over blue patterned paper covered boards, spine gilt, speckled edges.

Text with some occasional and faint spotting, generally not affecting images, plates with a few expert marginal repairs, a few stray instances of spotting, generally not affecting plates.

Provenance:
Abbey, Travel II, 615; Field, Indian Bibliography 1036; cf. Goetzmann (et al), Karl Bodmer's America (1984); Graff 4648; Howes M-443a; Pilling 2521; Radar 3652; cf. Sabin 47017; Wagner-Camp 76:3; Wheat Transmississippi West 2: map 445