PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Falls, Indiana. 81821 Principautes

Principautes

Paper size: 26 x 39 in

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In the early months of the Mexican War

Another outstanding characteristic was his intelligent compilation and careful evaluation of reports on latitudes and longitudes used in the construction of his maps… (p

PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Falls, Indiana. 81821 PrincipautesPERSAC, Marie Adrien (French American, 1823 1873) [Clifty Falls, Indiana] Gouache on paper Signed A. Persac (lower right); inscribed Chute de Clifty (Indiana) Etats Unis dAmrique (Clifty Falls) (on the reverse) 13 1 4 x 9 3 8 framed Marie Adrien Persac (1823 1873) was a photographer, architect, artist, and civil engineer. Born in Lyons, France, he came to the United States to hunt buffalo and settled in Indiana to cultivate apple orchards. Its not