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San Louis am Mississippi.
| Article ID | AMU0962 |
Title | San Louis am Mississippi. |
Description | Decorative view of the city St. Louis at the river Mississippi, USA. The lake and in the background a total view of the city. |
| Year | ca. 1840 |
Artist | Kunstanstalt Hildburghausen (1828-1874) |
The German publishing company Bibliographisches Institut was founded 1826 in Gotha by Joseph Meyer, moved 1828 to Hildburghausen and 1874 to Leipzig. Its production over the years includes such well-known titles as Meyers Lexikon. | |
Historical Description | French merchant Pierre Laclède Liguest and his New Orleans-born stepson Auguste Chouteau founded Saint Louis in 1763 as a trading post. The actual founding of the city took place in 1764. After the French and Indian War (1754-1763), St. Louis was under Spanish control, but was returned - along with the rest of Louisiana - to France during the Napoleonic War. |
| Place of Publication | Hildburghausen |
| Dimensions (cm) | 12 x 16 |
| Condition | Minor stains |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Steel engraving |
Reproduction:
19.50 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )