GERMAN SCHOOL, 1877-78. San Francisco from Telegraph Hill exotic abutting plantations

abutting plantations

showcasing European knowledge of the continent at the time

Utah Territory and contiguous regions

They were originally intended to illustrate the Système des Oiseaux de l'Égypte et de la Syrie by zoologist Marie-Jules César Lelorme de Savigny (1777–1851)

Mexico relinquished all claim to territory north and east of the Rio Grande

GERMAN SCHOOL, 1877-78. San Francisco from Telegraph Hill exotic abutting plantationsGERMAN SCHOOL, 1877 78 Titled San Francisco von Telegraph Hill (lower right), numbered 368 (upper right), and titled 12 Januar 1878 568.' 'San Francisco from Telegraph hill on the detached original mount which accompanies the watercolor. Pencil and watercolor on paper 7 1 2 x 9 5 8 sheet This finely detailed watercolor records San Francisco at one of the most dynamic moments of its early development, seen from the commanding vantage of Telegraph Hill