PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 - 1840). Sun Cactus. audubon engraved rivers

engraved rivers

Preliminary Chart of Entrance to Brazos River Texas

where he seems to have been deliberately relegated

and Amos Corning—figures central to New York’s urban development during its formative decades

seeking to take control over Santa Fe and develop trade links between Texas and New Mexico

PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 - 1840). Sun Cactus. audubon engraved riversPIERRE JEAN FRANOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 1840) Cactus specio [Disocactus speciosus Sun Cactus] Watercolor and pencil on paper Inscribed Turpin 1819 lower left Cactus specio center Frame size approx: 24 1 2 x 20 1 4 in. This plant is indigenous to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and has also been successfully established in the Canary Islands.