Books and Manuscripts

Bodmer, Karl
Mássika. Saki Indian…Wakusásse. Musquake Indian
Coblenz: J. Holscher/London: Published by Ackermann & Co./Paris: Arthus Bertrand, (1839-42). Tab. 3. Hand-colored aquatint engraving by Hurlimann after Bodmer; “C. Bodmer” blindstamp below title. 18 x 24 1/2 in. (457 x 622 mm). Very light soiling along edges. Graff 4648; Howes M-443a; Pilling 2521; Sabin 47014; Wagner-Camp 76:1

A vibrant double portrait of warriors Mássika of the Saki, and Wakusásse of the Musquake, sketched by Bodmer in St. Louis while making the final arrangements for his trip up the Missouri River. From Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America.

 A near-fine example.