Klinckowström, Axel Leonhard
Axel Leonhard Klinckowström (February 25, 1775 - June 7, 1837) was a Swedish Baron active in the late 18th and early 19th century. Klinckowström was born in Stockholm, the eldest son of Baron Thure Leonard Klinckowström. Although born with an artistic temperament, he he was nonetheless pressured by his ambitious father towards a military life. He joined the Swedish navy as an ensign at 17 and rose, in the course of a long career, to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. It was most likely Klinkowström's skills as an artist that lead his superiors to send him to America. Between 1818 and 1820, Klinkowström traveled to the United States to investigate the American invention of the steamboat and assess its military potential for the Swedish navy. During his American tour Klinkowström composted some 25 illustrated letters which were published in 1824, roughly four years after his return to Sweden, as Bref om de Förenta Staterna. The compilation not only offered practical advice for the military, merchants, and gentleman travelers, but contained numerous aquatints based on Klinkowström's drawings and offered a Tocqueville-esque commentary on American culture.
European investigation of the Steamship.
Newyorks Hamn och Redd Fran Brooklyn pa Longisland.
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A fine and highly desirable 1824 aquatint of New York City and harbor as seen from Brooklyn. The view is based on a drawing composed by the Swedish naval officer Baron Axel Leonhard Klinkowström on his 1818 - 1820 reconnaissance tour of the United States, undertaken to evaluate the practicality of the newly invented steamship for use by the Swedish Navy. (more details)
The United States for the curious Swede.
Southern Section of the United States including Florida etc. by John Melish.
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This is a rare 1824 Swedish map of Florida and the Southeastern United States published by Axel Leonard Klinckowström after the scarce 1816 map of John Melish. The map accompanied Klinckowström's Tocqueville-style narrative, expounding on the United States for Swedish audiences. (more details)