Mulsant & Verreaux. [Stripe-breasted Starthroat] Lepidolarynx Mesoleucus. 1874. oilblast His 1846 and 1850 monographs

His 1846 and 1850 monographs on the insects of France formed the basis for much of modern ladybug taxonomy

his allowance terminated and he turned seriously to painting

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there survive two manuscript maps prepared by the French  Hydrographic Office based on his notes and sketches

8 3/4” x 6 7/8”

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Stripe-breasted Starthroat] Lepidolarynx Mesoleucus. 1874. oilblast His 1846 and 1850 monographsMulsant & Verreaux [Stripe breasted Starthroat] Lepidolarynx Mesoleucus 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