Unusual Elevations on the Upper Missouri

Description

On July 9 above the mouth of Martha's River, Bodmer produced a watercolor identified by Maximilian as sketch F in his journal entry for this day. His description of the river at this point corresponds to both sketch E, reproduced at the bottom of the previous plate, and sketch F, appearing here as the uppermost of two views on the same sheet. The lower rendering may represent a view from the opposite bank of the Missouri mentioned in Maximilian's journal as sketch G. However, there is more than one view in this series, so precise identification is uncertain.