Antique Print of Natives of America by Bertuch, circa 1800

1800 · Views & Engravings

Antique Print of Natives of America by Bertuch, circa 1800

Name: Antique Print of Natives of America by Bertuch, circa 1800
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-12732-8
Price: 215 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1800
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 24 × 20 cm (9.4 × 7.9 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear and soiling. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Period: The Early Republic
Reference: BG-12732-8

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

A hand-colored engraving of native peoples of the Americas, an original plate from Friedrich Justin Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder, the illustrated picture book for children published in Weimar, circa 1800. The sheet is lettered at the top "Vermischte Gegenstande CLXX" and "Melanges CLXX", the German and French captions of the plate.

Two framed scenes share the sheet. In the upper scene, six figures in a row with feather headdresses, decorated bodies and striped body paint stand on a riverbank, with trees and hills behind. The lower scene shows two groups: at the right, six figures in robes and feathers stand holding shells or rattles, while at the left four seated figures hold similar objects before a mountain landscape. The coloring is bright, in red, blue and soft green on a cream sheet.

Bertuch's Bilderbuch was published in installments from 1790 and became one of the most popular illustrated children's encyclopedias of its day, covering natural history, costume and cultures from around the world.

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