Mulsant & Verreaux. [Peruvian sheartail Hummingbird] Thaumastura Cora. 1874. John James Audubon Thus in the present door

Thus in the present door surround can be seen elements of an almost Lombard medievalism in the entablature

a set of 12 plates with images of the twelve months in the countryside

“Of all the vegetable productions which grow in Asia

Dedicated to the Penn brothers

presented on distinctive Cary English-style stands

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Peruvian sheartail Hummingbird] Thaumastura Cora. 1874. John James Audubon Thus in the present doorMulsant & Verreaux [Peruvian sheartail Hummingbird] Thaumastura Cora 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