Choctaw Camp on the Mississippi
Description
In his later account of Bodmer's stay at Natchez, Maximilian mentioned that he made a study of Choctaws at an encampment on the Mississippi approximately a mile upstream from the town. The study is dated February 2. Bodmer left Natchez four days later aboard the steamer Cavalier and arrived back at Mount Vernon on the Ohio on or before February I 5. The exact date of Bodmer's return to New Harmony is not clearly noted in Maximilian's journal.
Original German Title
None
Medium
watercolor over pencil on paper
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 8 3/4
Call No.
JAM.1986.49.330
Approximate Date of Creation
2nd February 1833