Cotton Boat near Baton Rouge: The Lioness
Description
At Baton Rouge, Bodmer noted the arrivals and departures of numerous steamboats. He sketched at least two of these, the Lioness and the Delphine. In his subsequent report to Maximilian, he mentioned that a great many flatboats were to be seen on the river, but that keelboats, common before the advent of steam-powered craft, were becoming increasingly scarce on the lower Mississippi.
Original German Title
None
Medium
watercolor on paper
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 8 5/8
Call No.
JAM.1986.49.109
Approximate Date of Creation
January 1833