Mulsant & Verreaux. [White-bellied Cacique Hummingbird] Oreopyra Hemileuca. 1874. America ” the Spanish autocratic ruler

” the Spanish autocratic ruler sought to modernize Naples

De L'Isle's aggressive claims notwithstanding

Charts such as this would have informed naval operations

at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge

Rendered with theatrical perspective and baroque flourish

Mulsant & Verreaux. [White-bellied Cacique Hummingbird] Oreopyra Hemileuca. 1874. America ” the Spanish autocratic rulerMulsant & Verreaux [White bellied Cacique Hummingbird] Oreopyra Hemileuca 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