Being notes of eight years' travels and residence in Europe with his North American Indian collection / George Catlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Catlin, George, 1796-1872.

Series:

Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America.

England--Description and travel.

England.

France--Description and travel.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Scituate, MA : Digital Scanning, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over 175 years ago George Catlin, American painter, writer and explorer, realized that the white settlers would eventually destroy the native cultures of North America. Devoting his life to preserving the Indian heritage, he traveled throughout the West sketching and painting hundreds of Indian portraits, village scenes, religious rituals and games. Eager to preserve the vanishing tribes and customs of the Native Americans through his art, his encounters with these fascinating people resulted in the book, The North American Indians, a collection of his letters with over 400 illustrations. Catlin toured Europe for eight years presenting his famous collection of portraits and sketches. As a result of this tour, Catlin published ADVENTURES OF THE OJIBBEWAY AND IOWAY INDIANS concentrating on these two intriguing tribes in this two-volume set.

Contents:

Intro

ADVENTURES OF THE OJIBBEWAY ANDIOWAY INDIANS VOL 1

PREFACE .

LIST OF PLATES VOL. I.

Plate No. 1

Plate No. 2

Plate No. 3

Plate No. 4

Plate No. 5

Plate No. 6

Plate No. 7

Plate No. 8

CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

CHAPTER I.

The Author embarks at New York, with his Indian Collection, and cage with two grizly bears, for England, in the fall of 1839

Packet-ship Roscius, Captain Collins

Gale in the middle of the ocean

A ship dismasted and in distress

The Captain and twenty-eight men taken off and saved

The shipwrecked Captain and his faithful dog

"My man Daniel"

Sailor's nose taken off by grizly bear

Dr. Madden

Terrible gale

Sea-sickness of the grizly bears

Alarm on deck

"Bears out of their cage"

Passengers rush below and close the hatches

A supposed bear enters the cabin!

Great excitement

The explanation

The gale subsides

Amusing mistake

The Author in the steerage

Two eccentric characters

Arrival in Liverpool

CHAPTER II.

Howling of the grizly Bears

Alarm and excitement about the docks

Scuffle for luggage

Scene at the Grecian Hotel

Landing the grizly bears

Author's journey to London

Ibbotson's Hotel

First sally into the streets

First impressions of London

Adventure in the fog and mud

Amusing occurrence in the street

Beggars at the crossings of the streets

Ingenious mode of begging

Rich shops

No pigs in the streets

Soot and smoke of London

Author returns to Liverpool

Daniel's trouble with the bears

Passing the Indian Collection and grizly bears through the Customs

Arrival in London with Collection and bears

Daniel in difficulty

Howling of bears passing through the Tunnel

The "King of New York," and "King Jefferson"

CHAPTER III.

Letters of introduction.

Driving a friend's horse and chaise

Amusing accidents

English driving

"Turn to the right, as the law directs"

A turn to the left

A fresh difficulty

Egyptian Hall

Lease for three years

Arrangement of Collection

Bears sold and removed to Regent's Park Zoological Gardens

Their fates

CHAPTER IV.

Indian Collection arranged for exhibition

Description of it

The Hon. Charles Augustus Murray

Collection opened to private view

Kindness of the Hon. Mr. Murray

Distinguished visitors

Mr. Murray's explanations

Kind reception by the Public and the Press

Kind friends

Fatigue of explaining and answering questions

Curious remedy proposed by a friend

Pleasures and pains of a friendly and fashionable dinner

CHAPTER V.

Author's illness from overtalking in his Collection

Daniel's illness from the same cause

Character of Daniel

His labour-saving plan for answering one hundred questions

His disappointment

Daniel travels to Ireland for his health

Author prepares to publish his Notes of Travel amongst the Indians

John Murray (publisher)

His reasons for not publishing the Author's work

His friendly advice

Author's book published by himself at the Egyptian Hall

Illustrious subscribers

Thomas Moore

Critical notices in London papers

CHAPTER VI.

The Author's wife and two children arrive in the British Queen, from New York

First appreciation of London

Sight-seeing

Author lectures in the Royal Institution

Suggests a Museum of Mankind

Great applause

Vote of thanks by members of the Royal Institution

The "Museum of History"

Author lectures in the other literary and scientific institutions of London

Author dines with the Royal Geographical Society, and with the Royal Geological Society

Mrs. Catlin's travels in the "Far West".

Her welcome, and kind friends in London

CHAPTER VII.

The Author dines with the Royal Highland Society

The Duke of Richmond presides

His Grace's compliment to the Author and his country

Sir David Wilkie

His compliment to the Author

Charles Augustus Murray and the Author at the Caledonian Ball (Almack's) in Indian costumes

Their rehearsal

Dressing and painting

Entering the ball

Alarm of ladies

Mr. Murray's infinite amusement ( incognito ) amongst his friends

Wardance and warwhoops

Bouquets of flowers

Scalp-dance

Brooches and bracelets presented to the chiefs

Trinkets returned

Perspiration carries off the paint, and Mr. Murray recognised

Amusement of his friends

The "Indians" return to Egyptian Hall at seven in the morning

Their amusing appearance

CHAPTER VIII.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Coburg and Prince Ernest visit the Collection

His Royal Highness the (little) Duc de Brabant visits the Collection with the Hon. Mr. Murray

The Author presents him an Indian pipe and pair of mocassins

Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex to the Collection

His noble sympathy for the Indians

He smokes an Indian pipe under the wigwam

The Author takes breakfast with the Duke of Sussex in Kensington Palace

The Duke's dress and appearance

John Hunter, the Indian traveller

The Duke's inquiries about him

Monsieur Duponceau

Visit to the Bank of England

To Buckingham Palace

To Windsor Castle

Author visits the Polish Ball with several friends in Indian costumes

CHAPTER IX.

Consequent troubles for Daniel in the exhibition-rooms

Daniel's difficulty with an artist making copies

Takes his sketch-book from him

Tableaux vivans commenced

List of the groups

Hon. Mr. Murray attends, with His Royal Highness the Duc de Brabant.

The Author presented to Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert, by the Hon. Mr. Murray

Indian Collection removed to Liverpool

Biennial exhibition of Mechanics' Institution

22,000 children admitted free to the Indian Collection in one week

The Indian tableaux vivans in the provincial towns for six months

Collection opened in Sheffield

In Manchester

Nine Ojibbeway Indians arrive, in charge of Mr. Rankin

His proposal to the Author

CHAPTER X.

Difficulty of procuring lodgings for the Indians

The Author pays them a visit

Is recognised by them

Arrangement with Mr. Rankin

Crowds around their hotel

First visit of the Ojibbeways to the Author's Collection

Their surprise

Council held under the wigwam

Indians agree to drink no spirituous liquors

The old Chief's speech to the Author

Names of the Indians

Their portraits

Description of each

Cadotte, the interpreter

CHAPTER XI.

Ojibbeways visit the Mayor in Town-hall

They refuse wine

Distress of the kind and accommodating landlord

Indians' first drive about the town of Manchester

Their curious remarks

Saw some white people drunk

Many women holding on to men's arms and apparently not sick

Saw much smoke

Vast many poor people

Indians commence dancing in the Author's Collection

Effects of the wardance and warwhoop upon the audience

Various amusements of the evening

A rich present to the old Boy-Chief

And his speech

Numerous presents made

Immense crowd and excitement

Indians visit a great woollen-factory

Casts made from their heads by a phrenologist

Visit to Orrell's cottonmill at Stockport

Their opinions of it

The party kindly entertained by Mr. Hollins and lady

CHAPTER XII.

Indians on the housetops

Great alarm

Curious excitement.

People proposing to "take them" with ropes

Railway to London

The "Iron-horse"

"The Iron-horse (locomotive) stops to drink"

Arrive in London

Alarm of the landlady

Visit from the Hon. Mr. Murray

Interview with His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge

Old Chief's speech

Wardance

The Duke gives them ten sovereigns and ten pounds of tobacco

Indians ride about the city in an "omnibus and four"

Remarks on what they saw

The smoke

"Prairies on fire"

Lascars sweeping the streets

Visit from the Reverend Mr. S.

Impatience to see the Queen

Great medicine-feast to gain Her Majesty's consent

Curious ceremony

Hon. Mr. Murray's letter comes in

The Queen's appointment to see them

Great rejoicing

CHAPTER XIII.

Preparations for visiting the Queen

Amusing interview with Sykes, the porter

Mistaken by the old Chief for Prince Albert

Meet the Hon. Mr. Murray

The waitingroom

The Author conducts the party before Her Majesty and the Prince in the Waterloo Gallery

Their reception

Introductions and conversations

Indians give the wardance

A smoke

The old Chief's speech to the Queen

Pipe-dance

Her Majesty and the Prince retire

Indians at a feast in the waiting-room

Drinking the Queen's health in Champagne

Indians call it "Chickabob-boo"

Story of Chickabobboo, and great amusement

Indians return to London

Evening-gossip about the Queen and her Chickabobboo

First evening of the Indians in Egyptian Hall

Alarm

Tremendous applause

Hon. Mr. Murray's letter to the old Chief, enclosing £20 from the Queen and other presents

Speech of the Warchief

Shaking hands

Curious questions by the audience

Ale allowed to the Indians at dinner and after supper

Their rejoicing.

They call it Chickabobboo.

Notes:

"As published in 1852."

Originally published: Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium: being notes of eight years' travels and residence in Europe with his North American Indian collection. London: The author, 1852.

OCLC:

320320063