Who was Karl Bodmer?
Swiss painter who travelled to the American interior in 1832 to 1834 with the German Prince Maximilian of Wied.
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The American prairies · 1809–1893
Karl Bodmer (1809–1893): the american prairies. SketchMap Atlas shows 2 sketches by Karl Bodmer on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.
Swiss painter who travelled to the American interior in 1832 to 1834 with the German Prince Maximilian of Wied. His careful watercolours of the Missouri River, prairie landscapes and Native American people are an important visual record of the region.
Bellevue, Mr. Dougherty’s Agency on the Missouri
Fort Pierre on the MissouriEvery sketch is pinned where it was drawn, so you can follow Karl Bodmer from place to place.
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Swiss painter who travelled to the American interior in 1832 to 1834 with the German Prince Maximilian of Wied.
Nebraska and South Dakota. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.
“Bellevue, Mr. Dougherty’s Agency on the Missouri” (1832) and “Fort Pierre on the Missouri” (1833). Each one is pinned to the place where it was drawn.
2 sketches by Karl Bodmer, each shown on the world map at the place where it was drawn.
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Charles Heaphy
John Webber
Louis Choris
