Mulsant & Verreaux. [Bee Hummingbird] Calypta Helenae. 1874. 1016F1 which forever altered the coastlines

which forever altered the coastlines

'San Francisco from Telegraph hill’ on the detached original mount which accompanies the watercolor

Vincenzo Maria Coronelli

It stands as a testament to the evolving knowledge of the world during a period of exploration and discovery

it frequently alights on the ground

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Bee Hummingbird] Calypta Helenae. 1874. 1016F1 which forever altered the coastlinesMulsant & Verreaux [Bee Hummingbird] Calypta Helenae 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 naturalists