Map to illustrate the route of Prince Maximilian of Wied in ... North America. / Maximilian of Wied ; Bodmer, Karl ; Thorn, William / 1839

Map to illustrate the route of Prince Maximilian of Wied in ... North America. Maximilian of Wied ; Bodmer, Karl ; Thorn, William, 1839

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Full Title: Carte itineraire de Prince Maximilian de Wied dans l'interieur de l'Amerique Septentrionale de Boston a Missouri superieur &c. en 1832, 33 et 34. Reise Charte des Prinzen Maximilian zu Wied ... Map to illustrate the route of Prince Maximilian of Wied in the interior of North America from Boston to the Upper Missouri &c. in 1832, 33, & 34 ... (Printed from the original plate in 1993). (with) Great Falls of the Missouri. (with) Itaska Lake or Lac Labiche: the source of the, Der Ursprung des, Mississippi.

Author: Maximilian of Wied ; Bodmer, Karl ; Thorn, William

Date: 1839

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Author: Maximilian of Wied ; Bodmer, Karl ; Thorn, William

Date: 1839

Short Title: Map to illustrate the route of Prince Maximilian of Wied in ... North America.

Publisher: London: Editions Alecto (Bodmer) Limited

Type: Separate Map

Object Height cm: 43

Object Width cm: 81

Scale 1: 4,050,000

Note: A restrike from the original plate. Originally thought to be drawn by Bodmer, current research suggests that the cartographer was Lt. Col. William Thorn who used Tanner's Map of the United States of America, 1837 edition, as a source. The first ed. was published in Germany in 1839. With outline color. Relief shown by hachures. Ornamental title cartouche. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.

Reference: Wheat 445; WC 76:1; cf Phillips Maps of America, p. 887 (1843 Paris ed.); Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, 1-1530 (1843 London ed.)

Country: United States

List No: 3830.000

Series No: 1

Published In: Carte itineraire de Prince Maximilian de Wied dans l'interieur de l'Amerique Septentrionale de Boston a Missouri superieur &c. en 1832, 33 et 34. Reise Charte des Prinzen Maximilian zu Wied ... Map to illustrate the route of Prince Maximilian of Wied in the interior of North America from Boston to the Upper Missouri &c. in 1832, 33, & 34 ... (Printed from the original plate in 1993). (with) Great Falls of the Missouri. (with) Itaska Lake or Lac Labiche: the source of the, Der Ursprung des, Mississippi.

Publication Author: Maximilian of Wied ; Bodmer, Karl ; Thorn, William

Publication Date: 1839

Publication Reference: Wheat 445; WC 76:1; cf Phillips Maps of America, p. 887 (1843 Paris ed.); Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, 1-1530 (1843 London ed.)

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 3830.000

Publication Type: Separate Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 43

Publication Width cm: 81

Image No: 3830000

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