Das illustrirte Mississippithal : dargestellt in 80 nach der natur aufgenommenen ansichten vom wasserfalle zu St. Anthony an bis zum gulf von Mexico
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Date: 1857
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Although he was born in England, Henry Lewis emigrated to the United States with his family when he was a child. He lived in Boston and in 1836 moved to Saint Louis, where he learned the carpenter's trade. A few years later he began to work as a painter of stage scenery at the city's theatre. Lewis travelled to the Mississippi area in 1846 to draw the landscape, and returned again in 1848.
The sketches made during this second trip were the basis of a panoramic landscape painting, which he titled Mammoth Panorama of the Mississippi River. The painting was first exhibited in Cincinnati, the city he lived in from 1848 to 1849. Lewis spent the next few years visiting many cities of the east coast with this huge work and travelled to Europe with it in 1851. The panorama was shown in various countries until it was finally bought by a Dutch landowner.
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Two years after arriving in Europe, Lewis decided to establish himself in Dusseldorf. In 1854 he published Das Illustrierte Mississippi, a book in which his illustrations were accompanied by texts written by George B. Douglas. Despite having settled permanently in Europe and never returning to the United States, for the rest of his life Lewis continued to paint landscapes inspired by the sketches made during his trips to the Mississippi.
Originally issued in parts (fascicles); no. 1-3, 1854, no. 4-6, 1855, "Nach dem englischen original-text deutsch bearbeitet, von George B. Douglas": no. 7-20. "(Deutsch und englisch.) Von George B. Douglas". Dusseldorf, Elkan, Baumer & co., 1857
The engraved title (frontispiece) reads "Der Mississippi. Dusseldorf, Verlag des Lithogr. Instituts von Arnz & co."
In the "Messkatalog" or "Bibliographisches jahrbuch" of Avenarius, 1854-55, no. I-II, III, and IV-VI are entered with the note "Ist auch mit englischem text zu gleichem preise zu haben"; no copy with English text has been located
[78] p. of plates
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Library of Congress Call Number/Physical Location: F353 .L67
List of Images
13. St. Pauls in Menesotah Territorium
16. The Mouth of the River St. Croix
23. Mouth of the Chippeway, Wisconsin
30. Hunting the Deer by Moonlight
31. Scalping Scene on the Mississippi
32. Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1830
33. Mouth of the Wisconsin from Pikes Hill
37. The Camp of The United States Troops
40. Galena on Fever River in Illinois
44. Port Byron, Iowa and Berlin, Illinois
47. Fort Armstrong on Rock Island
49. Great Muscadine, Prairie, Iowa
57. View on the Mississippi near Quincy, Illinois
60. The Town of Louisiana, Missouri
62. The Pissau Rock near Alton, Illinois
63. Ballustrade Bluffs with the Grand Staircase
66. The Great Fire in St. Louis (May 17th 1849)
67. Carondelet or Vide Poche, Missouri
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Publisher: Dusseldorf : Arnz & Company
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ISBN-10: N/A
Date Added: 2019-04-05
