Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving

indians bodmer karl plains record engraving little-known traveled time rockies protegé study camp gros 1809-1839 1832 lives finest tribes epidemics ventures original produced expedition incontestably early western complete approach ventres rank hand-colored praries north america aquatint swiss painter chosen prince maximilian prussia accompany voyage company 1834 acculturation begun change great naturalist humboldt brought trained graphic medium mid-19th century decimated numbers white man’s expansion aboard flora intially apprehensive turned upper interior hand maximilian’s virtually west ethnologist’s collaboration taken party wished missouri travels color rest unknown arrived task bodmer/maximilian prints lands maxmilian’s trade london ackerman inches sheet 1832-1843