For your consideration are thirteen, 19th-Century, hand tinted George Catlin (1796-1872) etchings of Native American pictorial drawings and illustration plates, from "Illustrations of the Manners, Customs & Condition of the North American Indians With Letters and Notes, Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among The Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing" by George Catlin 1841. George Catlin (1796–1872) was a 19th-century American painter, author, and traveler who famously abandoned a legal career to document Native American life, creating over 500 paintings known as his "Indian Gallery". Driven by a desire to preserve the appearance and customs of what he termed a "vanishing race," Catlin traveled extensively through the American West in the 1830s, visiting over 48 tribes. This lot features portrait and full body etchings of various Native Americans in various outfits and carrying various items. One of them sits on a horse. Four of the pages feature a double plate. The plates included in this lot are as follows: 152, 153, 154/155/156, 172, 205, 206, 223, 233/234, 244/245, 235/236, 281/282, 289 and 290. They feature golt gilt edges along the top. They show good condition overall with little wear present and no signs of damage is noted. The visible art measures 6 3/4" L x 4 3/4" W, while the entire page measures 9 7/8" L x 6" W. They have a collective weight of under 6 ounces.