King, Charles Bird “Tahchee. A Cherokee Chief”

Charles Bird King (1785-1862).  “Tahchee. A Cherokee Chief.”  From McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America.  Philadelphia: E. C. Biddle, 1837.  1842.  Folio edition.  Lithograph by A. Newsom.  Full original hand coloring.  Includes original text from publication.  Faint transference of text surrounding image.  Else, very good condition.  Not examined out of frame.  Sold as is.  A/A  A series of striking prints from McKenney & Hall’s impressive portfolio of Indian portraits.  These prints document an important part of American History, the great leaders of the Indian nations which have disappeared since the mid-nineteenth century.  Thomas McKenney, head of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for many years, was a champion of the Indian and fought throughout his tenure to preserve something of their culture, so integral a part of the history of the United States.  His legacy was a gallery of portraits of the great chiefs by artists such as James Ot