PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775–1840). Upland Cotton. 1808–1827. European Paintings Ornithological research and ultimately define a

research and ultimately define a western border of Louisiana and the eastern border of Texas

Didier de Vaugondy had been trained enough to have published his first pair of globes

He garnered the greatest praise from art critics for his atmospheric landscapes

(1791–1852)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775–1840). Upland Cotton. 1808–1827. European Paintings Ornithological research and ultimately define aPIERRE JEAN FRANOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 17751840) Gossypium religiosum Coton cultiv (Gossypium hirsutum, Mexican Cotton or Upland Cotton) Preparatory drawing for F. R. Tussac, Flore des Antilles, ou histoire gnrale botanique, rurale et conomique des vgtaux indignes des Antilles. Paris: chez lauteur, F. Schoell et Hautel, 18081827 Vol. 2, Pl. 17 Watercolor and pencil on paper Inscribed: Gossypium religiosum Coton cultiv Paper size: 17 3 4 x 12 in. Frame