Boston Lighthouse: Historic Karl Bodmer Print

Leuchtthurn von Boston. Phare de Boston. Boston Lighthouse. From the book Maximilian, Prince of Wied’s Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832–1834 by Prince Maximilian of Wied (Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied) Artist: Karl Bodmer Publisher: Ackermann & Co. Date Published: 1839 High Resolution image suitable for large or small copies. This is a reproduction and has been digitally enhanced to brighten contrast, repair flaws, major stains, etcetera. It is often hard to tell what the product will actually look like, especially on shirts, prints and other larger scale products. This product is made from a very high resolution file which gives intricate detail and wonderful resolution. Here is a sample detail from the master files used to create our Karl Bodmer prints, which should give a better idea of what the resolution on the product will look like. This particular sample is of the first piece in the series, so is likely not of the precise image you are buying. However, they are all made form the same size and quality file, so this sample will give you an idea of how the final product will appear. If you click the image it will open a larger detail image file to view. Note the details you can see on the lighthouse and ship, and compare it to the size of those details on the whole image. The image below and the detail that open when you click the image are both full scale portions of the image that are at 100% of the actual size of the file used. In 1832, Karl Bodmer met Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian, ruler of the small state of Neuwied, Prussia (now part of Germany). Known as Prince Maximilian of Wied, or Prince Max, Maximilian was a German explorer, naturalist and ethnographer searching for a draftsman to accompany him to North America. He selected Bodmerfor the expedition to the Great Plains region of the United States, along the Missouri River. Prince Max had led another well publicized expedition to South America, and the North American trip was to bring more notice with the publication of the 3 volume book from which these pictures were scanned. Of the many images he made from the trip, 81 were reproduced as aquatints for the book. Scenes include subjects from the entire journey, from Boston, through New York and Pennsylvania, down the Ohio to Cairo, up the Mississippi to St. Louis, and all the way to the headwaters of the Missouri. Bodmer’s works from this trip were recognized as among the most painted images ever made of the region at that time, and included many depiction of local culture, artifacts and scenery. Options such as border sizes, background and certain text may be edited and changed if you like. Just click the customize button. This image has been edited to adjust for age and discoloration, and to repair any major defects. The images are reproduced here from very high resolution files, so you can be confident that the quality will remain the best. The images have been edited and cleaned up. Image courtesy of OldBookArt.com.