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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1678

[Yellow-Stone] Aquatint Engraving "The Steamer Yellow-Stone on the 19th April 1833" C. Bodmer, painter, Bougeard, publisher, Lucas Weber, engraver. Holscher in Koblenz, Ackermann in London, Bertrand in Paris, 1840. Bodmer blindstamp is presumed, but below mat. Tableau 4. Matted in a handsome modern frame, overall size 21.5" x 22.75". The Yellow-Stone had been the first powered vessel to travel up the Missouri River past Council Bluffs, Iowa, reaching the mouth of the river after which the boat was named. The feat marked a turning point in the fur trade, for now supplies could be taken out and furs brought back in quantity. Previously, trappers had to carry their boats with them and send them back downriver with their pelts. The whole enterprise heralded the opening of the West. Please note: this piece will be unavailable for viewing in New York and will be shown in Dallas Only.

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