Cape Cod, First View of America
Description
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, was sighted at a distance of about fifteen miles on the morning of July 3. Bodmer's delicate representation of the land, seen as a line upon the distant horizon, records the artist's first impression of the North American continent.
Original German Title
None
Medium
watercolor on paper
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 8 5/8
Call No.
JAM.1986.49.14
Approximate Date of Creation
3rd July 1832