Mulsant & Verreaux. [Boucard’s Emerald Hummingbird] Arinia Boucardi. 1874. Celestial Views & Maps 32 1/2" x 36" framed

32 1/2" x 36" framed

by the late 1550s Gastaldi was devising the large-scale monumental masterpieces that would confirm his legacy: his colossal maps of Asia

This map contains insets of "Texas as it was in 1835 under Mexican rule"

Histoire Naturelle was originally published in 64 plates in four volumes by L Bevealet & Mesplis in Lyon

Lear’s nonsense books were highly popular during his lifetime

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Boucard’s Emerald Hummingbird] Arinia Boucardi. 1874. Celestial Views & Maps 32 1/2" x 36" framedMulsant & Verreaux [Boucards Emerald Hummingbird] Arinia Boucardi from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes Published: Lyon, 1874 Lithograph with original hand coloring Paper size: 12 1 4 x 8 3 4 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes (The Natural History of Hummingbirds constituting the Trochilidae family) was published in 1874 by prominent French