withnumerous woodcut head-pieces and initials
exquisite body of work for the French Crown
Praefectura Piccardiae
Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti
backgrounds after Victor Audubon
PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 - 1840). The Cassava. Texasbird withnumerous woodcut head-pieces and initialsPIERRE JEAN FRANOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 17751840) Jatropa Manihot The Cassava or Cassadar [Manihot esculenta] Preparatory drawing for F. R. Tussac, Flore des Antilles, ou histoire gnrale botanique, rurale et economique des vgtaux indignes des Antilles. Paris: chez lauteur, F. Schoell et Hautel, 18081827. Vol. 3, Pl. 1a Watercolor and pencil on paper Paper size: Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca, is native to the northern part of