Journal of a Military Reconnaissance, from Santa Fé, New Mexico, to the Navajo Country

Lot 225
26.05.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
Classic
Vendu
$ 6 300
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementEtats-Unis, New York
Archive
La vente aux enchères est terminée. Vous ne pouvez plus enchérir.
Archive
ID 752834
Lot 225 | Journal of a Military Reconnaissance, from Santa Fé, New Mexico, to the Navajo Country
Valeur estimée
$ 500 – 800
Journal of a Military Reconnaissance, from Santa Fé, New Mexico, to the Navajo CountryJames Simpson, 1852SIMPSON, James (1813-1883). Journal of a Military Reconnaissance, from Santa Fé, New Mexico, to the Navajo Country. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1852. Author's presentation copy to the artist, "one of the most accurate and complete of all the narratives of exploration of the country of the Zuni and the Pueblos Indians" (Sabin). "Lieutenant Simpson led an expedition northwest from Santa Fe in 1849 … His report published some of the earliest views of the Pueblos, a topic of consuming interest for American artists ever since. This report also mixed chromolithographs, hand-colored lithographs, and uncolored lithographs, all from the shop of Peter S. Duvall. It was among the earliest of government-sponsored explorations in the American West to be extensively illustrated with color plates" (Stamped with a National Character). The expedition artists were Richard and Edward Kern, whose names grace many geographic features in California. This is Edward's copy, given to him by Simpson. Bennett p. 98; Palau 31488; Howes S-498; Stamped with a National Character 29; Sabin 81353; Deák 590. Octavo (225 x 138mm). Folding map and 75 plates, many tinted or in color (map and some plates toned, occasional spotting to text and plates). Contemporary publisher's periwinkle stamped cloth (worn and stained, spine sunned). Provenance: Edward Kern (1822-1863; erased presentation inscription and note from William Reese).
Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
Etats-Unis
Aperçu
26.05.2022 – 26.05.2022
Téléphone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
E-mail
Conditions d'utilisationConditions d'utilisation
transport Service postal
Service de messagerie
ramassage par vous-même
Modes de paiement Virement bancaire
Heures d'ouvertureHeures d'ouverture
Lu 09:30 – 17:00   
Ma 09:30 – 17:00   
Me 09:30 – 17:00   
Je 09:30 – 17:00   
Ve 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa fermé
Di fermé