Mulsant & Verreaux. [Coppery-bellied puffleg Hummingbird] Eucnemis Chrysorama. 1874. European Paintings Ornithological extremely rare map of Jamaica

extremely rare map of Jamaica

The Basel edition was accompanied by a different map than the one used in Paris: in this case

than the two maps that he probably used as sources: Nicholas Scull and George Heap’s map of Philadelphia and its surroundings

the United States was eager to learn more about the Pacific Northwest

Modern quarter calf over contemporary marbled boards

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Coppery-bellied puffleg Hummingbird] Eucnemis Chrysorama. 1874. European Paintings Ornithological extremely rare map of JamaicaMulsant & Verreaux [Coppery bellied puffleg Hummingbird] Eucnemis Chrysorama 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