Unusual Formations on the Upper Missouri

Description

The keelboat Flora passed the mouth of the Musselshell River on July 28. On August 1st rounded Bighorn Island. This day Maximilian referred in his journal to another of Bodmer's sketches of unusual formations near the riverbank. He identified the view by the numeral 20 and the letter J.

Original German Title

None

Medium

watercolor on paper

Dimensions

4 1/2 x 7 3/4

Call No.

JAM.1986.49.180

Approximate Date of Creation

28th July 1833