Mulsant & Verreaux. [Boucard’s Emerald Hummingbird] Arinia Boucardi. 1874. Celestial Views & Maps Lear’s nonsense books were highly

Lear’s nonsense books were highly popular during his lifetime

by the late 1550s Gastaldi was devising the large-scale monumental masterpieces that would confirm his legacy: his colossal maps of Asia

each supported by four quadrants

whenever possible

32 1/2" x 36" framed

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Boucard’s Emerald Hummingbird] Arinia Boucardi. 1874. Celestial Views & Maps Lear’s nonsense books were highlyMulsant & Verreaux [Boucards Emerald Hummingbird] Arinia Boucardi 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