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Caleb Kiffer’s Specialist Pick: Karl Bodmer’s Travels in the Interior of North America


The Thursday, May 29 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books features a rare unbound copy of Karl Bodmer’s Travels in the Interior of North America.

Swann Maps & Atlases Specialist Caleb Kiffer gives an overview of Bodmer’s Travels in the Interior of North America, which features 81 hand-colored aquatint engravings capturing the scenery and native inhabitants he encountered while accompanying Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Newied’s North American exploration up the Missouri River into the Plains territory in 1832.


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May 21, 2025
Author: Caleb Kiffer
Category: Maps & Atlases
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  • Color Plate Books
  • Karl Bodmer
  • Maps & Atlasees
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