Mulsant & Verreaux. [Little hermit Hummingbird] Pygmornis Longuermareus. 1874. Cartographer_Martin Waldseemuller Lieutenant Ross' large scale map

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

adding both artistry and a sense of adventure

Buffalo Dance

cabriole legs joined by arched stretchers

It was an area shaped architecturally by Christopher Wren

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Little hermit Hummingbird] Pygmornis Longuermareus. 1874. Cartographer_Martin Waldseemuller Lieutenant Ross' large scale mapMulsant & 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