Lighthouse

The city of Natchez, where the Homer stopped for an hour to take on wood, was later described by Bodmer as "a bad and dirty place, notorious on account of its gamblers and disorderly women." The climatic change experienced downriver from Memphis made a distinct impression on the young Swiss artist, who afterward reported to Maximilian that "we came in two days from total winter into the most beautiful spring!" On the return voyage during the latter part of January, Bodmer spent approximately eight days at Natchez.

Lighthouse near Natchez on the Mississippi River

Shortly before noon on May 23, the Janus passed Lizard Lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall. Bodmer later produced a finished watercolor of this famous landmark based in part upon other extant views. In the afternoon the ship passed the entrance to the harbor of Falmouth on England's southwestern coast

Lizzard Lighthouse, Cornwall