Beaver Hut on the Missouri

by Karl Bodmer

$350 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A rare India proof. Bodmer here pictures beavers and their lodge seen on 17 July 1833 whilst the party made their way from Fort Union up the Missouri River to Fort McKenzie. As there was no steamboat traffic beyond Fort Union they traveled aboard the keelboat Flora. The Flora made her way by sail, oar or man-hauling through low waters, swift currents, rain and clouds of mosquitoes during this first part of the journey. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and

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