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James Smillie Dakotah Encampment & Original Engraving

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
James Smillie Dakotah Encampment & Original Engraving
<Our item number 141008><B>James Smillie. &#34;Dakotah Encampment&#34; & Original Engraving.</B> Steel Plate Proof Engraving, c. 1851, along with original &#34;Proof&#34; label. <BR>The uncolored engraving by Smillie is after an original drawing by U.S. Army Captain S. Eastman, 5½ x 8¼ in. on an 11½ x 16 in. sheet, with penciled notation and signed initials in the lower right corner: &#34;Etched by J.D.S.&#34;, as well as a typed label explaining that this image was a &#34;Proof&#34; for a government report, c. 1851. The detailed print &#40;plate 28&#41; depicts the peaceful, bucolic life of the &#34;Dakotah&#34;. Very slight foxing on outer borders. Provenance by G.F.C. Smillie family &#40;2 items&#41;. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;500 - 1,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 141008<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/141008.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>