Mulsant & Verreaux. [Little hermit Hummingbird] Pygmornis Longuermareus. 1874. Cartographer_Martin Waldseemuller cabriole legs joined by arched

cabriole legs joined by arched stretchers

Duke and William Selkirk each took a one-quarter interest in the townsite

only in the watercolors is the full extent of Redouté’s mastery and sensitivity clear

Lieutenant Ross' large scale map of the Mississippi River is of the few large format maps of the Mississippi published during the 18th Century

he won the first two tournaments

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Little hermit Hummingbird] Pygmornis Longuermareus. 1874. Cartographer_Martin Waldseemuller cabriole legs joined by archedMulsant & Verreaux [Little hermit Hummingbird] Pygmornis Longuermareus 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