Mulsant & Verreaux. [Tyrian metaltail Hummingbird] Metallura Smaragdinicollis. 1874. 1016-B His ambition to marry classical

His ambition to marry classical learning with contemporary mapping set the foundation for modern historical geography

23 May 1935 (Lot 82)

The Bay of Honduras

18 1/2" x 23 1/4"

Circa Late 19th Century

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Tyrian metaltail Hummingbird] Metallura Smaragdinicollis. 1874. 1016-B His ambition to marry classicalMulsant & Verreaux [Tyrian metaltail Hummingbird] Metallura Smaragdinicollis 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