Mulsant & Verreaux. [Violet-headed Hummingbird] Klais Guimeti. 1874. Artists_George Catlin Bradock Mead's map of New

Bradock Mead's map of New England

this monumental oil on canvas was commissioned one year earlier by the Hungarian magnate Thomas de Nadasd

a noted map-seller and engraver

Throughout his life Lear continued to paint seriously

and all those which cover

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Violet-headed Hummingbird] Klais Guimeti. 1874. Artists_George Catlin Bradock Mead's map of NewMulsant & Verreaux [Violet headed Hummingbird] Klais Guimeti 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