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La Harpe arrived in New Orleans in 1718 with an ambiguous set of instructions from Paris
For this reason he was uniquely able to understand and capture visually the symbolic significance of the American landscape
And to render it useful to mariners
In addition to a Ptolemaic world map
The artist showed American expansion as a fated conclusion
Albert Bierstadt. 'The Domes of the Yosemite'. Published Düsseldorf, 1870 Ethnographic La Harpe arrived in NewAlbert Bierstadt (1830 1902) The Domes of the Yosemite Printed by Breidenbach & Co. in Dusseldor (Dsseldorf), 1870 Chromolithograph by T. J. Dillman Signature lower right in image "ABierstadt" Sight size: 20 3 4 x 32" Framed size: 33 3 4 x 45" Impressive in scale and lavish in detail, Albert Bierstadt's great paintings, engravings, and chromolithographs capture the poetry and the majesty of the wilderness. He was among the most successful artists of