Mulsant & Verreaux. [Bronze-tailed plumeleteer Hummingbird] Chalybura Melanorrhoa. 1874. Artists_Karl Bodmer Plate LXXXIV (84)

Plate LXXXIV (84)

The map is based on Mercator's celebrated world map of 1569 and was included in his atlas

the present map of the New World or “Nuevo Mundo” is the first known depiction of the so-called Tordesillas Meridian bisecting the Americas West of the Azores and Cape Verde Islands

this work offers collectors an intimate and accurate glimpse into the formative period of one of America’s most iconic cities

but important transportation routes

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Bronze-tailed plumeleteer Hummingbird] Chalybura Melanorrhoa. 1874. Artists_Karl Bodmer Plate LXXXIV (84)Mulsant & Verreaux [Bronze tailed plumeleteer Hummingbird] Chalybura Melanorrhoa 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