Subject: Image of the French colony of Aigleville, Texas, now part of Alabama. Men, women and children are gathered outside, all seen wearing French clothing or military uniforms. At center, a man in uniform stands under a tree with a sign reading "Aigleville." He holds a young child in his arms. A woman kneels on the ground near him holding an infant, while a young girl holds a bunch of bananas and hands them to the man. Other men are seen moving wheelbarrows, carrying items on their backs and sawing logs. A large metal pot is seen at right over an open flame
Description:
Advertised as published by Basset in April, 1820 in Recueil des actes administratifs, Volume 20, Tours, 1820, p. 190. Erroneously dated 1830 by Library of Congress.
Publisher:
A Paris chez Basset rue St. Jacques no. 64. Déposé au bureau
Subject: View of the French settlement of Aigleville, Texas, now part of Alabama. At center a young woman sits on a log holding a baby, while at right center, a man steps over the log to embrace a young man. At left, a man is seen taking letters out of a trunk on the ground, and a young boy is seen holding letters in his hands. At right, a man stands with a shovel underneath a palm tree with a sign attached to it reading "Place [covered]rengo." In the background, men are seen sawing and chopping wood, and working by a stream
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +117: Imperfect: damp-stained. Hand-colored. and Advertised as published by Basset in April, 1820 in Recueil des actes administratifs, Volume 20, Tours, 1820, p. 190. Erroneously dated 1830 by Library of Congress.
Publisher:
A Paris chez Basset rue St. Jacques no. 64. Déposé au bureau
Print shows a Blackfoot (Siksika) Native American man on horseback, carrying a long gun, and looking back toward another rider. He is wearing moccasins, leggings, animal hide clothing, and has feathers in his hair
Alternative Title:
Indien Pieds Noir a cheval and Blackfoot Indian on horse-back
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Print published in Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867. Travels in the interior of North America (London: Ackermann and co., 1843); volume 1, plate 19.
Publisher:
Ackerman & Co., J. Hölscher, Arthus Bertrand, and Imp. de Bougeard
Subject (Topic):
Siksika Indians, Indians of North America, and Horses
"Ce livre, le premier de la série 'Courts-Métrages' a été réalisé d'après les maquettes de Chris Marker par Juliette Caputo, et imprimé sur les presses de l'Imprimerie Sapho, à Paris"--Colophon.
BEIN FRAadvertisement62: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. and The poster presents four aces with quotations and illustrations of Jeanne d'Arc, Vercingetorix, Bonaparte, and Boulanger. A symbol appropriate to each figure is placed in the upper right hand corner of each card.
Publisher:
A. Clavel, 89, cité d'Hauteville
Subject (Geographic):
France.
Subject (Name):
Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431, Vercingetorix, Chief of the Arverni, -46 B.C., Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Boulanger, Georges-Ernest-Jean-Marie, 1837-1891
Scene set in a landscape dotted with palm trees, mountains and water in background. At center are two men embracing, two other men with hands clasped, a woman holding a baby, and a dog. Around these figures are men hewing, chopping wood, and plowing. A banner flying from tree has text “Colonie Française du Champ D’Asile.”
Description:
Title and publication statement engraved below image. Artist name from M.P. Kelsey, Engraved prints of Texas, 1554-1900, p. 400.
Publisher:
À l'Imprie. Lithogque. de C. Motte, rue des Marais
Hand-colored and numbered lithographs by François Séraphin Delpech of group portraits of Osage men and women, based on paintings by Louis Boilly, 1827. The images document a visit by a group of four American Indian men and two women to France and their arrival in Paris on August 13, 1827. Each print depicts three individuals. Number 89, for which there are two examples, depicts Kishagashugah (Little Chief), his female cousin of his wife Grétomih, and Minckchatahooh (Little Warrior). Number 90 depicts Myhangah (Hawk Woman), the wife of Kishagashugah, Washingasbha (Black Spirit), and Marchanthitahtoongah (Big Warrior).
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +64: Imperfect: number 89 only. and Title devised by cataloger.
Hand-colored and numbered lithographs by François Séraphin Delpech of group portraits of Osage men and women, based on paintings by Louis Boilly, 1827. The images document a visit by a group of four American Indian men and two women to France and their arrival in Paris on August 13, 1827. Each print depicts three individuals. Number 89, for which there are two examples, depicts Kishagashugah (Little Chief), his female cousin of his wife Grétomih, and Minckchatahooh (Little Warrior). Number 90 depicts Myhangah (Hawk Woman), the wife of Kishagashugah, Washingasbha (Black Spirit), and Marchanthitahtoongah (Big Warrior).
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +64: Imperfect: number 89 only. and Title devised by cataloger.
BEIN BrSides Elephant Folio Zc86 800cr: Imperfect: chipped and torn along edges. Backed with paper., Engraving showing the shipwreck of two small boats that were part of the La Perouse Expedition, during their reconnaissance of Lituya Bay, near Juneau, Alaska., and "Deposé à Bibliotheque Imperiale."
Publisher:
Chez Ostervald l'ain Rue du petit Lion St. Sulpice, No. 20 and Imprimé par Bassand
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska
Subject (Name):
La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788
