Mulsant & Verreaux. [Xantus's Hummingbird] Hellopaedica Xanthusi. 1874. American Paintings Views and Exploration a few men appear to

a few men appear to be lowering the mast on a small vessel and walking on to the beach

With meticulous detail and restrained artistry

de May usque ad Lineam Aequinoctialem

landscape painting

They were presented to the Royal Academy of Sciences towards the end of 1751

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Xantus's Hummingbird] Hellopaedica Xanthusi. 1874. American Paintings Views and Exploration a few men appear toMulsant & Verreaux [Xantus's Hummingbird] Hellopaedica Xanthusi 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 French