Der Bison (American Bison) - Hand-Colored Zoological Print, Circa 1840

1840 · Birds, Plants & Natural History

Der Bison (American Bison) - Hand-Colored Zoological Print, Circa 1840

Name: Der Bison (American Bison) - Hand-Colored Zoological Print, Circa 1840
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-12678-147
Price: 370 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1840
Kind: Birds, Plants & Natural History
Size: 30 × 38.5 cm (11.8 × 15.2 in)
Condition: Good. The condition of this print is good for its age, with vibrant hand-colored detailling. Minor scattered foxing and slight edge discoloration that do not detract from the image's appeal.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Reference: BG-12678-147

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

Der Bison, a hand-colored lithograph of about 1840 from a German natural history series. The title "Der Bison" and the scientific name "(Bos americanus Gmel.)" are printed below the image, with a paragraph of German text beneath.

The animal is drawn in a lowered, charging pose, head down with its heavy mane and beard of shaggy brown hair, a short curved horn and a red eye, the forequarters massive and the hindquarters thin, and the tail raised. A wash of green marks the ground, a rocky outcrop and a faint sky stand behind it, and a flock of birds crosses the upper part of the sheet. The German text below gives the animal's size and habits, and notes that the bison lives in herds of many thousands in North America.

The name Bos americanus was the form Gmelin gave to the American bison in the eighteenth century. In 1840 the bison still ranged across the central plains of North America, and the herds were the main resource of the Plains peoples.

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