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Entry to the Bay of New-York taken from Staten Island

Friedrich Salathé, Karl Bodmer, Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied, Bougeard

Entry to the Bay of New-York taken from Staten Island

1835-1842

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Friedrich Salathé, Karl Bodmer, Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied, Bougeard

Entry to the Bay of New-York taken from Staten Island

1835-1842

Physical Qualities Etching and aquatint, Sheet: 282 x 379 mm. (11 1/8 x 14 15/16 in.) Image: 189 x 264 mm. (7 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.48.7275
Dates given are the range of years that Bodmer oversaw the production of plates, after his drawings, for the series. The series was issued in three editions: Reise in das innere Nord-America in den J. 1832 bis 1834 (Coblenz: Hölscher, 1839-41); Voyage dans l'interieur de l'amerique du Nord, éxecuté pendant les années 1832, 1833 et 1834 (Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1840-43); Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-34 (London: Ackermann & Co., 1843)
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Ruud, Brandon K., ed. Karl Bodmer's North American Prints (Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum; Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004), p. 320, Vignette XXXIII.

Inscribed: Inscribed in plate: upper right "Vig. XXXIII"; lower left "Ch. Bodmer pinx ad nat."; lower center "Bougeard imp."; lower right "Salathé sculp."; lower center "EINFAHRT DES HAFENS VON NEW-YORK / von Staten Island aus", "ENTRÉE DU PORT DE NEW-YORK / prise de Staten Island", "ENTRY TO THE BAY OF NEW-YORK / taken from Staten Island"; bottom left "Coblenz bei J. Hölscher"; bottom center "London, published by Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand"; bottom right "Paris, Arthus Bertrand, éditeur"

Markings: Blindstamp: lower center "C. Bodmer / Direct."

Artist

Friedrich Salathé

Swiss, 1793 - 1858
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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Swiss, 1809-1893
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Author

Maximilian Prince of Wied-Neuwied

Prussian, 1782 - 1867
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Printer

Bougeard

French
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