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Southwest Mouth of the Mississippi Circa 1850
Sud Westliche Mundung des Mississippi
Print Type: Engraving
Date: 1850
Dimensions: Approx. 8 1/2 x 6"
Provenance: Hill House
Subject: Mississippi River
Notes & Literature: Antique copper plate engraving by Herrmann J. Meyer of the South-West Mouth of the Mississippi Sud-Westliche Mundung Des Mississippi), c. 1856. Herrmann J. Meyer and his father, Joseph Meyer, were German publishers of an illustrated travel series called Meyer?s Universum. Joseph Meyer very much admired the United States and sent his son to establish a publishing house in New York. Herrmann proceeded to publish an American edition of the Universum, but also desired to publish a new series of his own called, The United States Illustrated. Unfortunately, the series did not do well, and Meyer decided to return to Germany. After the death of his father, he assumed control of their Bibliographischen Institut which is still in business today. The prints from Meyer?s various publications are mostly based on first-hand renderings and are finely engraved.
Condition Report: Some foxing. Good plus
Subject References: Early American Scenery Travel Exploration Views Scarce Americana 19th Century Engravings Landscape Engravings
Sud Westliche Mundung des Mississippi
Print Type: Engraving
Date: 1850
Dimensions: Approx. 8 1/2 x 6"
Provenance: Hill House
Subject: Mississippi River
Notes & Literature: Antique copper plate engraving by Herrmann J. Meyer of the South-West Mouth of the Mississippi Sud-Westliche Mundung Des Mississippi), c. 1856. Herrmann J. Meyer and his father, Joseph Meyer, were German publishers of an illustrated travel series called Meyer?s Universum. Joseph Meyer very much admired the United States and sent his son to establish a publishing house in New York. Herrmann proceeded to publish an American edition of the Universum, but also desired to publish a new series of his own called, The United States Illustrated. Unfortunately, the series did not do well, and Meyer decided to return to Germany. After the death of his father, he assumed control of their Bibliographischen Institut which is still in business today. The prints from Meyer?s various publications are mostly based on first-hand renderings and are finely engraved.
Condition Report: Some foxing. Good plus
Subject References: Early American Scenery Travel Exploration Views Scarce Americana 19th Century Engravings Landscape Engravings
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Southwest Mouth of the Mississippi Circa 1852
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