humboldt says, if you are going to the united states, if you are going to rideau, lewis and clark, and compiling natural history and bringing back information on these indigenous cultures, for god, sake take a real artist with. you let me show you. why this is max eternal. it is a southern german, which has been translated. this is his original journal. and he's recording the natives ponies. here his indian vocabularies are still considered some of the finest that have been compiled. but this is what happens when he starts painting the. people this is one of the leading members of the tribe. this is his version of the seam portrayal. needless to say, max is really good with inanimate objects. so we begin to understand why humboldt once a visual, record and why he wants a competent artist along with him. in fact, every expedition in the united states, whether it is undertaken by fremont or the long expedition, or you know, max is going to bring a artist or a photographer. along that visual record will become a very important part of the expeditions. but what we have here our group of th