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Fort Pierre on the Missouri — Karl Bodmer, 1833

“Fort Pierre on the Missouri” was drawn by Karl Bodmer in 1833 at Fort Pierre, South Dakota. It is a drawing work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.

Fort Pierre on the Missouri by Karl Bodmer, 1833, drawn at Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Fort Pierre on the Missouri · 1833 · 📍 Fort Pierre, South Dakota

The broad river valley by the trading fort: a colour aquatint after Bodmer’s study.

ArtistKarl Bodmer
Year1833
PlaceFort Pierre, South Dakota
Techniquedrawing
LicencePublic domain
SourceWikimedia Commons
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Karl Bodmer drew “Fort Pierre on the Missouri” at Fort Pierre, South Dakota. SketchMap Atlas shows it on a world map at this spot, so you can stand where the artist stood.

What does “Fort Pierre on the Missouri” show?

The broad river valley by the trading fort: a colour aquatint after Bodmer’s study. It is a drawing work by Karl Bodmer, 1833.

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