Das illustrirte Mississippithal :
dargestellt in 80 nach der Natur aufgenommenen Ansichten vom Wasserfalle zu St. Anthony an bis zum Golf von Mexico (eine Entfernung von ungefähr 2300 englischen Meilen) /
von H. Lewis ; nebst einer historischen und geographischen Beschreibung der den Fluss begränzenden Länder, mit besonderer Rückksicht auf die verschiedenen den obern Mississippi bewohnenden Indianerstämme (Deutsch und englisch) von George B. Douglas.

Description

Main Author

Lewis, Henry, 1819-1904.

Related Names

Gale, Edward C. (Edward Chenery), 1862-1943, former owner.
Douglas, George B.
Arnz & Comp.

Language(s)

German

Published

Düsseldorf : Arnz & Comp., [1854]

Subjects

Henry Lewis Papers.
Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Mississippi River Valley.
Mississippi River Valley > Mississippi River Valley / Description and travel.
Mississippi River Valley > Mississippi River Valley / Pictorial works.
Mississippi River > Mississippi River / Pictorial works.
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Note

Cf. Sabin 40807.
Locations and titles of plates (continues): p. 218, "Great Muscadine Prairie Iowa. Die Grosse Muscadine Prairie in Iowa"; p. 220, "Burlington, Iowa"; p. 222, "Fort Madison, Iowa"; p. 224, "Nauvoe, Illinois"; p. 232, "The Mormon Temple. Der Mormonentempel"; p. 246, "Warsaw, Iowa"; p. 248, "Artist's en campment. Des Künstlers Feldlager"; p. 250, "Quincy, Illinois"; p. 252, "Vew on the Mississippi near Quincy (Illinois) Mississippi Ansicht unterhalb Quincy in Illinois"; p. 254, "Keokuck, Iowa"; p. 266, "Hannibal, Missouri. Hannibal in Missouri"; p. 268, "The town of Louisiana, Missouri. Louisiana in Missouri"; p. 270, "Clarksville, Missouri"; p. 272, "The Piasau Rock near Alton, Illinois. Der Piasa Felsen bei Alton in Illinois"; p. 304, "Ballustrade Bluffs with the Grand Staircase. Die Ballustraden-Felsen mit der grossen Treppe"; p. 306, "Alton, Illinois"; p. 308, "Mouth of the Missouri. Mündung des Missouri"; p. 316, "The great fire in St. Louis May 17th 1849. Der grosse Brand in St. Louis am 17. Mai 1849"; p. 324, "Cardondelt or Vide-Poch, Missouri. Cardondelt oder Vide-Poche (Die leere Tasche) Missouri"; p. 330, "Herculaneum, Missouri"; p. 346, "Cairo Mouth of the Ohio. Cairo an der Mündung des Ohio"; p. 352, "New Madrid, Missouri"; p. 354, "Memphis, Tenessee. Die Stadt Memphis, Tenessee"; p. 366, "Mouth of the Arkansas. Die Mündung des Arkansas"; p. 368, "Vicksburg"; p. 376, "Cotton plantation. Eine Baumwoll-Pflanzung"; p. 384, "General Taylors plantation"; p. 392, "Natchez Mississippi"; p. 396, "Mouth of Red River. Mündung des Red River"; p. 400, "Bayon Sacra (Louisiana)"; p. 410, "Convent du Sacrament"; p. 412, "Baton Rouge (Louisiana)"; p. 428, "Pilot station. Der Posten des Steurmanns"; p. 430, double, "New-Orleans (Louisiana)".
Locations and titles of plates: facing p. 4, "St. Louis"; p. 16, "Steamboat wooding at night"; p. 20, "Indian deputation"; p. 22, "Fort Snelling"; p. 24, "Mouth of the Mississippi. Die Mündung des Mississippi"; p. 26, "The fall of St. Anthony"; p. 34, "The rolling prairies"; p. 44, "The valley of St. Peters"; p. 46, "The little falls"; p. 48, "St. Paul's. Im Menesotah Territorium"; p. 56, "Klein Rabendorf"; p. 64, "Rothe Felsen Prairie"; p. 72, "The mouth of the river St. Croix"; p. 76, "Red Wing's Village"; p. 82, "The Indian Cemetery"; p. 86, "Lake Pepin"; p. 90, "The Maiden Rock. Der Werona Felsen"; p. 98, "Medizinflaschendorf"; p. 102, "The Grand Council. Indianische Raths-Versammlung"; p. 108, "Mouth of the Chippeway, Wisconsin"; p. 112, "The Indian camp"; p. 116, "Travelling hunting party. Indianer auf der Jagd"; p. 120, "Dog dance"; p. 126, "Prairie on fire. Prairie im Brand"; p. 132, "Battle of Bad Axe. Schlacht von Bad Axe"; p. 136, "Indians spearing fish. Indianer beim Fischspiessen"; p. 140, "Hunting the deer by moonlight. Hirschjagd bei Mondschein"; p. 144, "Scalping scene on the Missisippi"; p. 148, "Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1830"; p. 152, "Mouth of the Wisconsin. From Pikes Hill. Die Mündung des Wisconsin"; p. 156, "Cassville in 1829. Cassville im Jahre 1829"; p. [158], "The Indians look-out. Des Indianers Wachthaus"; p. 164, "The camp of the United States Troops"; p. 168, "Dubuque in Iowa"; p. 170, "Tête de Mort River. Der Tête de Mort Fluss"; p. 174, "Galena on Fever River in Illinois"; p. 176, "Bellevue, Iowa"; p. 182, " View on Fever River. Ansicht auf dem Fieberflusse"; p. 192, "Savannah, Illinois. Savanna in Illinois"; p. 194, "Port Byron Iowa, and Berlin, Illinois"; p. 196, "The Rapids. Die Stromschnellen"; p. 198, "Fort Armstrong"; p. 214, "Fort Armstrong on Rock Island. Fort Armstrong auf der Felseninsel"; p. 216, "Muscadine, Iowa. Muscadine, in Iowa".
Plates captioned in English, German, or both languages. Each plate signed: Lith. Inst. Arnz & Co. Düsseldorf.
Added, lithographed title page has imprint: Verlag des lithogr. Instituts von Arnz & Co.
Originally issued in 20 installments. Cf. Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.).
First edition.

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431 p., [78] leaves of plates (1 double) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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