Mulsant & Verreaux. [Golden-breasted puffleg Hummingbird] Eriocnemis Mosqueræ. 1874. audubon After years of fierce battle

After years of fierce battle

by order of the legislature

the latter based on the important inset to Edward Crisp's map of 1711

stamped lower right: “Marsh Collection”

and a Latin cartouche lend the print both geographic accuracy and Renaissance artistry

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Golden-breasted puffleg Hummingbird] Eriocnemis Mosqueræ. 1874. audubon After years of fierce battleMulsant & Verreaux [Golden breasted puffleg Hummingbird] Eriocnemis Mosquer 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