Captain Clark and his men shooting bears – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Captain Clark and his men shooting bears
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Few images from the Lewis and Clark Expedition show the men at close quarters with grizzlies, and this etching does exactly that. It was engraved for Patrick Gass's journal of the expedition, published by Matthew Carey in Philadelphia in 1810, and appears on page 95 of that book. Gass, a sergeant who had served under Captains Lewis and Clark during the years 1804 to 1806, gave a first-hand account of the corps' travels across the West. Bear encounters were a recurring danger on the journey, and the scene reflects how the explorers hunted and defended themselves on the frontier.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : Printed for Matthew Carey, 1810. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1810.Etchings 1810. |
| Notes | Illus. in: A journal of the voyages and travels of a corps of discovery : under the command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the Army of the United States [...] during the years 1804, 1805 and 1806 [...] by Patrick Gass. Philadelphia : Printed for Matthew Carey, 1810, p. 95. |
| Subjects | Lewis and Clark Expedition--(1804-1806) Bear hunting--West (U.S.)--1810. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,040 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128304 |
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