WIED-NEUWIED, Maximilian zu, Prince. Reise in das Innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832-34, New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1968, 2 volumes, 4°, facsimile of the Coblenz 1839-41 edition, folding map, original half vellum gilt. With a set of 82 engraved prints after Karl Bodmer, restrikes from the original plates, only 2 coloured (some browning and staining to several plates), loose in modern portfolio. (3)

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WIED-NEUWIED, Maximilian zu, Prince. Reise in das Innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832-34, New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1968, 2 volumes, 4°, facsimile of the Coblenz 1839-41 edition, folding map, original half vellum gilt. With a set of 82 engraved prints after Karl Bodmer, restrikes from the original plates, only 2 coloured (some browning and staining to several plates), loose in modern portfolio. (3)

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The etched, engraved and aquatint plates are believed to be 20th-century restrikes, using the original metal plates. Most are large size sheets (620 x 430mm.), but about 23 of the prints are of smaller sheet size (405 x 320mm.).

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