Lear, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Campagna di Roma taken from Cervara Region_Americas creating a presence unlike that

creating a presence unlike that of any other botanical illustrations

British General William Howe arrived on Staten Island and asked Sauthier to survey and produce a map of the island

This map by Claude Joseph Sauthier is one of the most celebrated maps of New York of the entire colonial period

although continuous with Asia

It would make a fine addition to any collection of the American West

Lear, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Campagna di Roma taken from Cervara Region_Americas creating a presence unlike thatEdward Lear (British, 1812 1888) The Campagna di Roma taken from Cervara Oil on canvas 25 9 16" x 51" canvas Signed with monogram (lower left); signed, inscribed and dated The Campagna di Roma taken from of Cervara, looking East to the Sabine Hills Painted from drawings made on the spot in 1859, 1860; and completed by me for Walter Congreve Esq. in 1871 Edward Lear San Remo (on a label on the reverse) Provenance: Commissioned directly from the artist